Composite index BET-C gained 0.66%, while blue chip index BET rose 0.93%.

The BET-FI index, which tracks the five regional investment funds (SIFs) and Fondul Proprietatea (FP.RO), ended up 0.74%. Proprietatea rose 0.19%, at 0.5265 lei (EUR0.11) a share.

The extended blue-chip index BET-XT added 1.05%, and benchmark index BET-BK increased 0.69%. Erste Group Bank (EBS.RO) traded up 2.84%, at RON83.3 a share.

On the other hand, energy stocks tracker BET-NG lost 0.61%.

The bourse’s overall traded value stood at RON17.9 million (EUR3.9 million). Share trades amounted to RON15.6 million (EUR3.4 million), of which almost half came from transactions with Erste Bank stock. Erste trades amounted to RON7 million, while Proprietatea followed with a traded value of RON3 million. (EUR1=RON4.5694)