The Bucharest Stock Exchange’s composite index BET-C rose 1.93% on the day, to 3,415.94, while blue-chip index BET gained 1.75%, to 5,629.05.

Both indexes were helped by the 2.56% rise, to 0.4 lei (EUR0.095), of OMV Petrom (SNP.RO) and the 1.54% increase, to RON1.249, of Banca Transilvania (TLV.RO) shares.

BET-FI, the index tracking the five regional investment funds, or SIFs, and Fondul Proprietatea (FP.RO), rose 1.81%, to 23,328.65. The index evolution was undaunted by the 0.19% decline, to RON0.529, of its heaviest issuer, the Proprietatea fund, since the SIFs rose 2.66% on average.

Wider blue-chip index BET-XT rose 2.02% on the day, to 524.5, while the index tracking energy companies, BET-NG, rose 2.42% to 808.98.

Trades unfolded Tuesday on the Bucharest Stock Exchange amounted to RON90.62 million, with a total RON35.42 million coming from deal and main market trades in the Proprietatea fund. Another RON27 million came from bond trades.

Aside from the Proprietatea fund, today’s top-traded issuer was Banca Transilvania. Its stock was subject to transactions worth a total RON5.14 million.

Other popular stock Tuesday included Oltchim (OLT.RO), which rose 10.44% on the day, to RON2.211, BRD-Groupe Societe Generale (BRD.RO), which grew 2.77% to RON14.48, and Transgaz (TGN.RO), which rose 1.35% to RON240.2. (EUR1=RON4.1817)