The stock exchange’s composite index BET-C gained 0.97% on the day, to 3,002.46, while blue-chip tracker BET rose 1.23% to 5,092.14.

Investment fund tracker BET-FI closed up 2.24% on the day, at 24,576.72, as the five regional investment funds, or SIFs, rose 3% on average, while Fondul Proprietatea (FP.RO) increased 0.67%.

The BET Extended index, or BET-XT, closed up 1.63% on the day, while the index tracking energy companies, BET-NG, climbed 0.6%.

Trades unfolded on the stock exchange Thursday amounted to 46.23 million lei (EUR10.63 million), compared to RON63.72 million in the previous session. Trades with the SIFs and Fondul Proprietatea covered more than 80% of the total turnover.

SIF Oltenia (SIF5.RO) was the top-traded issuer. Its stocks rose 3.4% on the day, to RON1.37, on a traded value of RON11.89 million.

SIF Moldova (SIF2.RO) was the second-top traded issuer. Its shares dipped 0.14% to RON1.448.

Aside from the financial stocks, OMV Petrom (SNP.RO) gained 2.3% on the day, but Antibiotice Iasi (ATB.RO) fell 1.1%. (EUR1=RON4.3554)