Polish equity market closed lower on Thursday. The broad market measure, the WIG Index, slumped by 0.44%. Sector performance within the WIG Index was mixed. Telecoms (-2.59%) tumbled the most, while information technology (+1.31%) fared the best.

The large-cap stocks fell by 0.56%, as measured by the WIG30 Index. In the index basket, FMCG-wholesaler EUROCASH (WSE: EUR) and bank MILLENNIUM (WSE: MIL) led the decliners, tumbling by 3.78% and 3.21% respectively. They were followed by genco TAURON PE (WSE: TPE), media group CYFROWY POLSAT (WSE: CPS), chemical producer GRUPA AZOTY (WSE: ATT) and telecommunication services provider ORANGE POLSKA (WSE: OPL), which lost between 2.23% and 3.02%. On the other side of the ledger, videogame developer CD PROJEKT (WSE: CDR) was the session's best performer, advancing 5.32%. Other major gainers were oil and gas producer PGNIG (WSE: PGN), chemical producer SYNTHOS (WSE: SNS) and coking coal producer JSW (WSE: JSW), which advanced 2.83%, 1.83% and 1.47% respectively.