Polish equity market closed higher on Tuesday. The broad market measure, the WIG index, gained 0.14%. Sector performance within the WIG Index was mixed. Food sector (+1.80%) outperformed, while developing sector (-0.62%) lagged behind.
The large-cap stocks' measure, the WIG30 Index, added 0.19%. In the index basket, agricultural producer KERNEL (WSE: KER) generated the biggest advance, soaring by 3.98%. Other major gainers were two chemical producers GRUPA AZOTY (WSE: ATT) and SYNTHOS (WSE: SNS) as well as two banks ING BSK (WSE: ING) and BZ WBK (WSE: BZW), adding between 1.13% and 1.63%. On the other side of the ledger, coking coal miner JSW (WSE: JSW) led the decliners with a 2.84% drop, followed by railway freight transport operator PKP CARGO (WSE: PKP), videogame developer CD PROJEKT (WSE: CDR) and bank MBANK (WSE: MBK), sliding by 1.05%, 0.87% and 0.86% respectively.