The market’s BET-C composite index closed up 14.07 points, or 0.44%, at 3190.09, while the main index BET edged 0.16% higher, to 6069.17.
The BET-FI index, which tracks Fondul Proprietatea and the five regional investment funds (SIFs), rose 19.61 points, or 0.07%, at 28861.46. Fondul Proprietatea closed up 1.63% at RON0.7495 a share. In intraday trading, the fund’s shares reached a fresh record high of RON0.7635 a share.
Fondul Proprietatea said Wednesday that it plans to launch a public tender offer for 4.35% of its own shares in a move to accelerate a buyback program initiated in April last year. The fund’s shares gained 4.46% in the last four days.
The BET-BK finished Thursday’s session 0.93% lower at 1142.93 points, but the BET-NG advanced 4.66 points, or 0.72%, to 655.75.
The wider BET-XT closed at 545.07, little changed on the day.
Overall trading reached RON31.1 million lei (EUR7 million), down 10% on the day. Deals with Fondul Proprietatea stock reached roughly RON13 million. SIF Banat-Crisana (SIF.RO) was the second most traded issuer, with total deals worth RON5.2 million, followed by Austrian Erste Group Bank AG (EBS.RO) with RON3.3 million. (EUR1=RON4.4635)