The Bucharest bourse’s composite index BET-C rose 0.32%, to 2,481.41, and the blue chip index BET climbed 0.89%, to 4,386.9.
The BET-FI index, which tracks the five regional investment funds (SIFs) and Fondul Proprietatea (FP.RO) added 0.55%, as all regional investment funds except SIF Muntenia (SIF4.RO) closed up.
Fondul Proprietatea was absent from trading, as shareholders convened Wednesday to decide on a proposal to list the fund’s shares on the Warsaw Stock Exchange.
The extended blue-chip index BET-XT gained 0.77%.
However, energy stocks tracker BET-NG fell 0.55%, pulled down by Rompetrol Rafinare (RRC.RO), which lost 3.79%. OMV Petrom closed up 0.03%, at 0.3701 lei (EUR0.08) a share.
The bourse’s overall traded value stood at RON106.7 million (EUR24 million), with bond deals contributing RON93.06 million (EUR20.9 million).
Share transactions stood at RON12.02 million (EUR2.7 million), of which more than RON4 million came from three special deals with Bursa de Valori Bucuresti (BVB.RO), BRD-Groupe Societe Generale (BRD.RO) and Banca Transilvania (TLV.RO) shares.
On the main market, SIF Moldova (SIF 2.RO) was the top-traded issuer, with share transactions worth RON1.64 million. It was followed by SIF Oltenia (SIF5.RO), with RON1.45 million, and Erste Group Bank (EBS.RO), with RON1.25 million. (EUR1=RON4.4441)