The Bucharest bourse’s BET index ended up 0.17% from Monday’s closing level, supported by Banca Transilvania (TLV.RO), which climbed 0.33%, and BRD (BRD.RO), with a 0.86% increase.

Composite index BET-C closed 0.24% higher and benchmark index BET-BK added 0.63%.

Investment fund tracker BET-FI gained a mere 0.06%, with three regional investment funds gaining between 0.27% and 0.89%. Fondul Proprietatea closed flat on the day.

Energy stocks index BET-NG was 0.39% higher, helped by Transgaz (TGN.RO) (+1.26%) and Transelectrica (TEL.RO) (+0.88%). OMV Petrom (SNP.RO) lost 0.47%.

The bourse’s overall traded value was RON24 million (EUR5.6 million), higher from RON15.4 million on the previous day.

Erste Bank Group was top traded issuer on the main market, with share transactions worth about RON4 million. It was followed by Proprietatea, with RON3.4 million, SIF Transilvania, with RON3.1 million, and Petrom, with RON2.2 million.

Transgaz contributed some RON3.4 million through three special deals. (EUR1=RON4.3297)