At around 10:45 local time (GMT0845), the Bucharest bourse’s BET index was up a mere 0.02%. General index BET-C was up 0.13%, and benchmark index BET-XT was climbing 0.17%.
BET-FI, which tracks the main investment funds, was up 0.25%. SIF Banat-Crisana (SIF1.RO) was up 0.24%, SIF Transilvania (SIF3.RO) was advancing 1.39%, and SIF Oltenia (SIF5.RO)traded 0.48% higher, but Fondul Proprietatea (FP.RO) was down 0.08%, at 0.5925 lei (EUR0.13) a share.
Energy stocks tracker BET-NG was gaining 0.64% supported by oil company OMV Petrom (SNP.RO), with a 0.64% increase, Transelectrica (TEL.RO), which was climbing 0.52%, and Rompetrol Rafinare (RRC.RO), with a 2.86% increase.
Traded values on the Bucharest market amounted to RON0.7 million (EUR0.18 million) at 10:45. Fondul Proprietatea was top-traded issuer on the main market, contributing some RON0.15 million to the overall share trades. (EUR1=ROM4.3571)