The WIG 20 index defended the level of 1,943 points, and is likely to get subjected to another round of downward pressure stemming from a wave of moderate profit-taking. What seemed as a very weak beginning of trading in Euroland turned into a relatively flat session. The German DAX, after an initial decline of 0.9 percent reverted to its equilibrium level. This improvement in relation to the morning's quotations did not affect the listing on the Warsaw Stock Exchange, which remains under the bearish pressure.