The Bucharest Stock Exchange’s composite index BET-C rose 0.26% to 3,366.38, while main index BET inched up 0.03% on the day, to 5,575.09.
BET-FI, the index tracking the regional investment funds SIFs and investment fund Fondul Proprietatea (FP.RO) closed down 0.98%, to 22,812.71, as SIF Oltenia (SIF5.RO) was the only one to end with an increase, of 0.29% on the day.
The BET Extended index, or BET-XT, which tracks the top 25 blue-chips, fell 0.15% on the day, to 513.25, held back by the SIFs and the 1.1% decline of the Proprietatea fund, its heaviest issuer.
BET-NG, the index tracking energy companies, rose 0.12% to 815.35.
Trades unfolded Wednesday on the Bucharest Stock Exchange amounted to 72.41 million lei (EUR17 million), with RON39.5 million coming from six deal market trades in the Proprietatea fund and state-owned gas transporter Transgaz (TGN.RO). Tuesday, the total traded value amounted to RON57.5 million.
The Proprietatea fund was today’s top-traded issuer on the main market as well. Its shares closed at RON0.54, on a traded value of RON19.84 million.
Transgaz, the second-top traded issuer, saw its stock fall 1.14% on the day, to RON260, on a traded value of RON1.49 million.
Other popular stock Wednesday included SIF Transilvania (SIF3.RO), which fell 1.98% to RON0.5195, Oltchim (OLT.RO), which is back on a 15% rise, and OMV Petrom (SNP.RO), which rose 1.15% to RON0.3875. (EUR1=RON4.2517)