Polish equity market closed higher on Wednesday. The broad market measure, the WIG Index, rose by 0.32%. Sector-wise, materials sector (+3.31%) fared the best, while banking sector (-1.06%) lagged behind.

The large-cap stocks' measure, the WIG30 Index, surged by 0.48%. Within the WIG30 Index components, KGHM (WSE: KGH) led the gainers pack with a 3.67% advance, supported by uptick in copper prices. It was followed by LOTOS (WSE: LTS), KERNEL (WSE: KER) and ENERGA (WSE: ENG), gaining 3.08%, 3.06% and 2.98% respectively. On the other side of the ledger, all banking names, but for ING BSK (WSE: ING; +0.78%) tumbled, losing between 0.45-2.31%. Elsewhere, PKP CARGO (WSE: PKP) closed its first day as index component with a 1.21% drop. The stock replaced TVN, which is to be delisted from the WSE.