The Bucharest Stock Exchange’s composite index BET-C rose 0.56% on the day, while the main index BET closed up almost 1%.

BET-FI, the index tracking the main investment funds, dipped 0.82% on the day, to 16,295.84.

The BET Extended index, or BET-XT rose 0.55% on the day, while the index tracking energy companies, BET-NG, rose 0.97% to 636.51.

Trades unfolded Monday on the Bucharest Stock Exchange amounted to just 12.93 million lei (EUR2.98 million), compared to RON19.48 million Friday.

Fondul Proprietatea (FP.RO) was the top-traded issuer. Its stocks dropped 1.7% on the day, to RON0.4453, on a traded value of RON3.43 million.

Lender Erste Group Bank (EBS.RO) was the second-top traded issuer. Its shares fell 5.38% to RON70.4, on a traded value of RON1.5 million.

Other popular stock included Banca Transilvania (TLV.RO), which rose 1.73%, and Transgaz (TGN.RO), which rose 2.69%. (EUR1=RON4.3329)