A 0.73% stake in Proprietatea was traded mid-session Wednesday on the Bucharest bourse for 47.3 million lei (EUR10.2 million). Two other deals with 0.19% in the fund were traded on Wednesday for RON12.5 million (EUR2.7 million).

The Bucharest bourse’s composite index BET-C gained 1.46%, to 2,584.15, and blue chip index BET rose 1.72%, to 4,590.26.

The BET-FI index, which tracks the five regional investment funds (SIFs) and Fondul Proprietatea added 1.84%, with all issuers closing in green territory. Proprietatea ended up 2.03%, to 0.4765 lei (EUR0.10) a share. The five regional investment funds gained between 0.8% and 2.57%.

The extended blue-chip index BET-XT closed 1.68% higher. The Bucharest bourse’s benchmark index BET-BK rose 1.42%. Erste Group Bank (EBS.RO) inched up 0.3%, to RON66 (EUR14.3) a share.

Energy stocks tracker BET-NG climbed 2.43%, supported by all issuers. OMV Petrom (SNP.RO) added 2.18%, Transelectrica (TEL.RO) gained 1.88%, Rompetrol Rafinare (RRC.RO) rose 5% and Transgaz (TGN.RO) increased 1.63%.

The bourse’s overall traded value stood at RON80.4 million (EUR17.4 million). Share trades amounted to RON78.1 million (EUR16.9 million).

Fondul Proprietatea was also top-traded issuer on the main market, with share transactions worth RON10.2 million. It was followed by OMV Petrom with RON4 million (EUR1=RON4.6186)