Polish equity market closed higher on Thursday. The broad market measure, the WIG Index, gained 0.37%. Sector performance within the WIG Index was mixed. Media (-1.14%) was the weakest group, while construction (+2.95%) outperformed.

Large-cap stocks measure, the WIG30 Index, underperformed the broad market, posting a 0.11% drop. In the index basket, chemical company GRUPA AZOTY (WSE: ATT) was the sharpest decliner, tumbling by 2.07%. It was followed by media group CYFROWY POLSAT (WSE: CPS) and IT-company ASSECO POLAND (WSE: ACP) plunging by 1.69% and 1.59% respectively. On the other side of the ledger, oil refiner LOTOS (WSE: LTS), thermal coal miner BOGDANKA (WSE: LWB), bank ING BSK (WSE: ING) and genco PGE (WSE: PGE) were recorded as the biggest gainers, advancing between 2.34% and 5.07%.