At about 10:55 local time (GMT0855), the Bucharest market’s BET index was up 1.45% from Thursday’s closing level, while general index BET-C was gaining 1.35%.
Benchmark index BET-BK was climbing about 1%, and extended blue-chip index BET-XT was up 1.13%. Energy index BET-NG was 2.09% higher.
BET-FI, which tracks the main investment funds, was adding a mere 0.26% supported only by SIF Transilvania (SIF3.RO), with a 0.68% increase. Fondul Proprietatea (FP.RO) traded down 0.08%, at 0.5985 lei (EUR0.13) a share. SIF Moldova (SIF2.RO) and SIF Muntenia (SIF4.RO) were absent from trading, while SIF Crisana-Banat (SIF1.RO) and SIF Oltenia (SIF5.RO) were flat on the day.
The bourse’s overall traded value amounted to RON1.57 million (EUR0.36 million) at 10:55. Share trades were worth RON1.56 million, of which half came was covered by Petrom (RON0.47 million) and Banca Transilvania (RON0.33 million). (EUR1=RON4.3828)