The stock exchange’s composite index BET-C closed up 0.07%, to 2,964.89, while the BET index inched up 0.2% on the day, to 5,025.53.

BET-FI, the index tracking the regional investment funds (SIFs) and Fondul Proprietatea (FP.RO), gained 0.36% on the day, to 24,692.88.

The BET Extended index, or BET-XT, inched up 0.07% on the day, while the index tracking energy companies, BET-NG, rose 0.16%.

Trades unfolded on the stock exchange Thursday amounted to 88.23 million lei (EUR20.28 million), with RON22 million from deal market trades in lender BRD-Groupe Societe Generale (BRD.RO) and regional investment fund SIF Banat-Crisana (SIF1.RO).

Fondul Proprietatea was the top-traded issuer on the Bucharest market Thursday. Its shares gained 1.2% on the day, to RON0.53, on a traded value of RON27.29 million.

SIF Transilvania (SIF3.RO) was the second-top traded issuer. Its stocks dropped 0.2%, to RON0.652, on a traded value of RON5 million.

Other popular stocks included BRD, which dropped 1% to RON10.89, and OMV Petrom (SNP.RO), which gained 1%, to RON0.365. (EUR1=RON4.3497)