At 10:45 local time (GMT0800), the Bucharest market’s BET index was gaining 0.6% from Thursday’s closing level, helped by Fondul Proprietatea (FP.RO), which rose 0.16%, OMV Petrom (SNP.RO), with a 1.06% increase, and lender BRD (BRD.RO), which added 0.6%.
Investment fund tracker BET-FI opened 0.21% higher supported by four issuers, which gained between 0.16% and 1.31%. SIF Oltenia (SIF5.RO) was losing 1.88%.
Energy stocks index BET-NG climbed 0.95%, with Transgaz (TGN.RO) adding 0.55% and Transelectrica (TEL.RO) increasing some 1.96%.
Benchmark index BET-BK was 0.37% higher.
The bourse’s liquidity was scarce, at some 0.5 million lei (EUR0.11 million) at 10:45, with Proprietatea contributing RON0.15 million through share transfers. (EUR1=RON4.442)