At around 10:50 local time (GMT0850), blue chip index BET inched up 0.16% from Thursday’s closing level, while general index BET-C was gaining 0.21%.

BET-FI, which tracks the main investment funds, rose 0.59%. Fondul Proprietatea (FP.RO) traded up a mere 0.09% at 0.5375 lei (EUR0.11) a share.

The bourse’s benchmark index BET-BK was up 0.58%, and BET-XT traded 0.38% higher.

Energy stocks tracker BET-NG rose a slight 0.07%, supported by OMV Petrom (SNP.RO), with a 0.05% increase, and Transelectrica (TEL.RO), which climbed 0.18%.

The bourse’s overall traded value stood at 1.8 million lei (EUR0.4 million), with share transactions contributing some RON1.2 million (EUR0.26 million). (EUR1=RON4.5059)