Erste said earlier Wednesday its profit fell 28% on the year to EUR430.3 million in the first nine months of 2013, despite a 14% decline in risk costs.
At about 11:00 local time (GMT0900), the bank was trading up 3.71%.
The Bucharest market’s BET index was up 0.17% from Tuesday closing level, and composite index BET-C was adding 0.27%.
BET-FI, which tracks Fondul Proprietatea (FP.RO) and the five regional investment funds (SIFs), was 0.38% higher, supported by four issuers, which were gaining between 0.07% and 1.24%. Proprietatea was down 0.13%.
Bucharest benchmark index BET-BK was climbing 0.79% and energy stocks tracker BET-NG was up a mere 0.02%.
The bourse’s traded value reached RON2.5 million (EUR0.57 million) at 11:00, with RON0.92 secured by Erste alone. (EUR1=RON4.443)