At 11:00 local time (GMT0800), the Bucharest market’s BET index was gaining 0.14% from Wednesday’s closing level, helped by Fondul Proprietatea (FP.RO), which rose 0.33%, and OMV Petrom (SNP.RO), with a 0.94% increase.

Investment fund tracker BET-FI opened 0.31% higher. The four issuers in green territory gained between 0.33% and 0.88%.

Energy stocks index BET-NG climbed 0.55%, helped mainly by Transgaz (TGN.RO) (+0.83%) and Petrom.

Benchmark index BET-BK was adding a mere 0.18%.

The bourse’s total turnover amounted to only 1.5 million lei (EUR0.3 million) at 11:00, with Proprietatea contributing RON1 million through share transfers. (EUR1=RON4.4514)