Polish equity market closed lower on Tuesday. The broad market measure, the WIG Index, fell by 0.27%. Sector-wise, materials (-3.76%) fared the worst, while utilities sector (+1.96%) was the best-performer.

The large-cap stocks' measure, the WIG30 Index, dropped by 0.27%. Within the WIG30 Index components, KGHM (WSE: KGH) recorded the biggest daily decline, slumping 3.98% on concerns over future demand for copper from China, the world's largest consumer of the metal. It was followed by BOGDANKA (WSE: LWB), HANDLOWY (WSE: BHW) and GRUPA AZOTY (WSE: ATT), which sank by 2.18%-3.41%. On the other side of the ledger, PGE (WSE: PGE), LOTOS (WSE: LTS) and TAURON PE (WSE: TPE) topped the gainers, rebounding by 2.92%, 2.67% and 2.21% respectively after a few consecutive sessions of losses.