At around 10:52 am (GMT0752), the Bucharest Stock Exchange’s composite index BET-C was up 0.96%, while the blue-chip index BET was up 0.34%.

BET-FI, the index tracking the five regional investment funds, or SIFs, and Fondul Proprietatea (FP.RO), was up 0.09% on the day.

Wider blue-chip index BET-XT was up 0.42%, while energy companies tracker BET-NG was rising 2.05%.

Trades unfolded on the Bucharest Stock Exchange by 10:52 amounted to 5.93 million lei (EUR1.43 million).

Popular stock early Tuesday included the Proprietatea fund, Oltchim, Rompetrol Rafinare, Transgaz (TGN.RO) and Azomures (AZO.RO). (EUR1=RON4.1344)