The Bucharest bourse’s BET index increased 0.38%, supported by Banca Transilvania (TLV.RO), which gained 1.95%, and BRD (BRD.RO), which added 0.2%. Proprietatea and OMV Petrom (SNP.RO) fell 0.24% and 0.05%, respectively.

Composite index BET-C closed 0.36% higher and benchmark index BET-BK climbed 0.23%.

BET-FI, which tracks Fondul Proprietatea and the five regional investment funds (SIFs) added 0.5%, supported by five issuers, which gained between 0.47% and 1.75%.

Energy stocks tracker BET-NG increased 0.54%, helped mainly by Transgaz (TGN.RO) (+0.22%) and Rompetrol Rafinare (RRC.RO) (+3.23%).

Extended blue-chip index BET-XT closed 0.52% higher.

The overall traded value amounted to only 9.7 million lei (EUR2.2 million) with about RON7 million coming from share trades and RON1.8 million from transactions with structural products.

Fondul Proprietatea was top-traded issuer on the main market with transfers worth RON3 million and was followed by Erste Bank Group (EBS.RO) with RON1 million. (EUR1=RON4.4501)