At around 11:00 local time, the Bucharest Stock Exchange’s composite BET-C was up 0.21% on the day, while 10-share blue-chip index BET increased by 0.35%.
BET-FI, the index tracking the Proprietatea fund and the SIFs, was up 1.01%, while the wider BET-XT index was gaining 0.52%.
The energy stock index BET-NG inched up 0.09%.
Overall trading value stood at RON2.96 million (EUR719,000).
Oltchim’s shares advanced 7.86% on the day at RON1.05, while Fondul Proprietatea was flat at RON0.485 a share.
Other top-traded issuers included lender BRD-Societe Generale (BRD.RO), regional investment fund SIF Oltenia (SIF5.RO) and fertilizer producer Azomures (AZO.RO).