Wall Street opened higher Wednesday, on news of a potential $300 billion package aimed at boosting employment.
The Bucharest Stock Exchange’s main index BET closed up 3.1% on the day, at 4,730.67, while composite index BET-C rose 2.72% on the day.
BET-FI, which tracks the major investment funds, jumped 4.06% on the day, to 18,068.4.
Wider blue-chip index BET-XT gained 3.32%, while the index tracking energy companies, BET-NG, rose 3.22%.
Trades unfolded on the Bucharest bourse Wednesday amounted to 24.27 million lei (EUR5.73 million), with RON13.9 million coming from trades in Fondul Proprietatea (FP.RO).
Proprietatea shares rose 3.45% to RON0.45.
SIF Moldova (SIF2.RO) was the second-top traded issuer. Its stock gained 3.53% on the day, to RON0.88, on a traded value of RON1.54 million.
Other popular shares included OMV Petrom (SNP.RO), which gained 3.36% to RON0.335 and Erste Group Bank (EBS.RO), which rose 2.46% to RON99.9. (EUR1=RON4.2325)