The Bucharest bourse’s composite index BET-C rose 0.63%, and blue chip index BET gained 0.59%.
The BET-FI index, which tracks the five regional investment funds (SIFs) and Fondul Proprietatea (FP.RO), closed 0.65% higher, helped by all issuers. Proprietatea ended up 0.67%, to 0.5295 lei (EUR0.11) a share.
The extended blue-chip index BET-XT climbed 0.6%, and benchmark index BET-BK added 0.55%. Erste Group Bank (EBS.RO) closed up 2.82%, to RON73.
Energy stocks tracker BET-NG ended 1.04% higher, supported by Rompetrol Rafinare (RRC.RO), with a 4.56% increase, and OMV Petrom (SNP.RO), which rose 1.4%.
The bourse’s overall traded value stood at RON16 million (EUR3.5 million). Share trades amounted to RON11.3 million (EUR2.5 million), while transactions with structured products reached RON4.4 million (EUR986,375).
Proprietatea was the top-traded issuer on the main market with share trades worth RON3.9 million. It was followed by SIF Transilvania (SIF3.RO), with RON1.42 million, and OMV Petrom, with share transactions of RON1.41 million.
Oltchim (OLT) closed down 0.81%, to RON0.735. Transaction with Oltchim shares amounted to RON114,000.
Oltchim’s shares were suspended from trading Wednesday afternoon after the company announced general manager Constantin Roibu resigned his positions in the company at the request of the Economy Ministry, which conditioned working capital inflows to the replacement of the existing management structure. (EUR1=RON4.4816)