As a matter of fact, all the bourse indices posted increases in 2021, ranging between 21.1% for BET-FI, the index of SISs and Fondul Proprietatea, and 40% in the case of BET-TR, the index also tracking the dividends awarded by companies to their shareholders.
The bourse operator also launched the BETAeRo index, representative for the secondary trading market, which it ending the year with a 5.3% increase.
The top-tier stocks that boasted the biggest increases were TeraPlast Bistrita (180.8%), Nuclearelectrica (163.2%), MedLife (113.4%), in fact the only ones that brought investors a more than doubling of investments.
Next came Romgaz (38.8%), OMV Petrom (37.3%) and Fondul Proprietatea (37.2%).
The capitalization of the main segment climbed by 48.4% in 2021, to RON229.08 billion, while the capitalization of AeRo secondary segment added 103.3%, namely doubled, to RON19.8 billion.
Overall, the two markets were valued at RON248.9 billion (EUR50.3 billion), up by 84.8 billion or 51.7% from the start of the year (RON164.1 billion), in line with ZF calculations.
2021 was a dynamic year for issuers, with an increase in the number of those that raised funds via primary sale offering or private stock placements and bonds respectively, with the overall capitalization advance largely coming from this area.
In 2021, investors clinched a number of 1.5 million deals, up by over 52% from 2020, with a volume of 9.6 billion securities, which amounted to RON21.63 billion, up 29%. The daily trading average value stood at RON85.84 million (EUR17.4 million), up by over 28% year-on-year.
Stock trades, both on the AeRo and the main market, totaled RON12.3 billion, against RON12.6 billion in 2020. As regards the bonds segment, trades on the two markets reached RON8.44 billion in 2021, RON3.12 billion or 58.95% higher than in 2020, according to ZF calculations.
(English version by Catalina Apostoiu