Polish equity market closed higher on Monday. The broad market measure, the WIG Index added 0.38%. Materials (-1.35%) and technologies (-0.32%) were the only sectors, which posted negative results. At the same time, chemicals sector (+1.24%) was the best-performing group.

The large-cap stocks' measure, the WIG30 Index, rose by 0.46%. Within the indicator's components, TAURON PE (WSE: TPE) and GRUPA AZOTY (WSE: ATT) were the biggest advancers, gaining 2.33% and 2.11% respectively. ALIOR (WSE: ALR) and BZ WBK (WSE: BZW) also produced solid gains, up 1.96% and 1.92% respectively. On the other side of the ledger, JSW (WSE: JSW) was the worst-performing name, losing 3.19%. The stock was dragged down by the news, the company couldn't persuade ING BSK (WSE: ING; +0.66%) to withhold with its request for early redemption of the company's bonds worth PLN 26.3 mln. It was followed by ASSECO POLAND (WSE: ACP) and EUROCASH (WSE: EUR), slumping 1.57% and 1.46% respectively.