At around 10:45 am (GMT0745), the Bucharest Stock Exchange’s composite index BET-C was flat from Wednesday’s closing level, while the main index BET was down a mere 0.05%.

BET-FI, the index tracking the SIFs and investment fund Fondul Proprietatea (FP.RO), was rising 1.23%.

Wider blue-chip tracker BET-XT was up 0.51%, while BET-NG, which tracks energy companies, was gaining 0.3%.

Trades unfolded on the Bucharest Stock Exchange by 10:58 am amounted to 4.8 million lei (EUR1.16 million).

Popular stock early Thursday included Fondul Proprietatea, Oltchim (OLT.RO), SIF Oltenia (SIF5.RO), SIF Transilvania (SIF3.RO) and SIF Muntenia (SIF4.RO). (EUR1=RON4.129)