The bourse’s composite index BET-C closed up 3.67 points, or 0.14%, to 2,547.91, and the main index BET was up 23.99 points, or 0.54%, to 4,467.14.
The BET-FI index, which tracks the five regional investment funds (SIFs) and Fondul Proprietatea (FP.RO), fell 15.91 points, or 0.08%. Three of the six issuers closed up on the day, but were unable to keep the index in green territory.
Fondul Proprietatea (FP.RO) shares closed up 0.63% at 0.48 lei (EUR0.1) a share. SIF Crisana-Banat (SIF1.RO) added 0.12% and SIF Moldova (SIF2.RO) rose 0.17%, but SIF Muntenia’s (SIF4.RO) 1.33% drop pulled the index down.
The wider BET-XT index was up 1.28 points, or 0.31%, to 409.15.
Energy tracker BET-NG lost 1.95 points or 0.34%, dragged down by Transgaz (TGN.RO) and Rompetrol Rafinare (RRC.RO), which lost 0.52% and 2.26%, respectively. OMV Petrom (SNP.RO) rose 0.82% and Transelectrica (TEL.RO) gained 0.32%.
Overall trading in Bucharest was RON25.78 million (EUR5.7 million), double on the day. Share transactions amounted to RON23.77 million (EUR5.3 million), compared with RON9.63 million (EUR2.16 million) Wednesday.
Fondul Proprietatea remained top-traded issuer, with transactions worth RON13.8 million. (EUR1=RON4.4595)