The Bucharest Stock Exchange’s composite index BET-C rose 0.6% on the day, to 3,401.11, while main index BET grew 1.35%, to 5,620.58.
The index tracking energy companies, BET-NG, fell 1.75%, to 823.59, held back by the 15% decline of Oil Terminal (OIL.RO), the 13.5% decline of Rompetrol Rafinare, the 12.6% drop of Rompetrol Well Services (PTR.RO) and the 13% decrease of PetrolExportImport (PEI.RO).
BET-FI, the index tracking investment fund Fondul Proprietatea (FP.RO) and the five regional investment funds, or SIFs, rose 2.29% on the day, to 23,236.79, while wider blue-chip tracker BET-XT, which includes the SIFs, rose 1.53%, to 524.07.
Trades unfolded on the Bucharest Stock Exchange Tuesday amounted to 57.52 million lei (EUR13.8 million), with RON3.7 million coming from two deal market trades in the Proprietatea fund, which was today’s top-traded issuer.
Proprietatea shares closed up 4.8%, to RON0.5345, on a traded value of RON30.77 million.
SIF Transilvania (SIF3.RO) was the second-top traded issuer. Its stock rose 1.55%, to RON0.5585, on a traded value of RON2.7 million.
Chemical company Oltchim (OLT.RO) rose 12.1% on the day, to RON2.048, resuming the past weeks’ rally after a slowed growth of only 1.5% Friday.
Other popular stock Tuesday included OMV Petrom (SNP.RO), which rose 0.26%, SIF Oltenia (SIF5.RO), which grew 1.5%, and Transgaz (TGN.RO), which inched up 0.08%. (EUR1=RON4.1732)