Polish equity market retreated on Friday. The broad market measure, the WIG Index, fell by 1.25%. All sectors in the WIG Index were down. Chemicals (-4.13%) fared the worst, followed by constructions (-3.45%) and food sector (-3.36%).

The large-cap stocks' measure, the WIG30 Index, lost 1.13%. There were only a few gainers among the Index components. ENERGA (WSE: ENG) and CYFROWY POLSAT (WSE: CPS) benefited the most, advancing 0.96% and 0.95% respectively. They were followed by PEKAO (WSE: PEO) and EUROCASH (WSE: EUR), adding a respective 0.53% and 0.19%. On the other side of the ledger, GRUPA AZOTY (WSE: ATT) and SYNTHOS (WSE: SNS), were the weakest performers, dropping 5.84% and 4.04% respectively. Other major decliners included PGE (WSE: PGE), TVN (WSE: TVN), KERNEL (WSE: KER) and LOTOS (WSE: LTS), slumping 2.29%-3.96%.