The stock exchange’s main index BET rose 12.26 points, or 0.2%, to 6,029.94, and composite index BET-C closed up 2.89 points, or 0.09%, to 3,174.68.

BET-FI gained 77.21 points, or 0.29%, with four issuers in green: SIF Moldova (SIF2.RO) (0.4%), SIF Transilvania (SIF3.RO) (0.5%), SIF Muntenia (SIF4.RO) (1.14%) and SIF Oltenia (SIF5.RO) (0.44%). SIF Crisana-Banat (SIF1.RO) fell 0.19% and Proprietatea lost 0.07%.

Bucharest benchmark index BET-BK closed up 0.24% and energy stocks tracker BET-NG was 0.05% higher, supported by OMV Petrom (SNP.RO), which added 0.63%, and Transgaz (TGN), with a 0.05% increase. Transelectrica dropped 0.51%.

The bourse’s total turnover was low, at 15 million lei (EUR3.4 million), with RON11.8 million coming from share transactions, generated mainly by Proprietatea (RON4.6 million), Transelectrica (RON1.8 million) and BRD (RON1.4 million). (EUR1=RON4.4511)