Polish equity market closed higher on Wednesday. The market broad measure, the WIG Index, added 0.20%. Sector-wise, chemical sector stocks (+2.01%) were the growth leaders in the WIG, while telecommunication sector names (-0.66%) were the poorest performers.

The large-cap stocks' benchmark, the WIG30 Index, rose 0.12%. Within the index components, CYFROWY POLSAT (WSE: CPS) and GRUPA AZOTY (WSE: ATT) generated the biggest advances, up 2.41% and 2.19% respectively. Other noticeable gainers included ENERGA (WSE: ENG), HANDLOWY (WSE: BHW) and KGHM (WSE: KGH), climbing 1.61%-1.86%. On the other side of the ledger, PKP CARGO (WSE: PKP) led the decliners with a 3.52% drop, followed by GTC (WSE: GTC) and ENEA (WSE: ENA), sliding 2.52% and 1.89% respectively.