The shares of investment fund Fondul Proprietatea were involved in two deal market trades worth a total 123.88 million lei (EUR28.9 million). On the main market, Proprietatea shares closed up 0.27% on the day, to RON0.449.

Aside from the deal market trades in Proprietatea, transactions unfolded today on the Bucharest Stock Exchange amounted to just RON15.64 million.

The Bucharest Stock Exchange’s composite index BET-C rose 0.6% on the day, to 2,725.87, while main index BET gained 0.55% to 4,430.78.

BET-FI, the index tracking the Proprietatea fund and the five regional investment funds, or SIFs, inched up 0.12% to 18,077.35.

Wider blue-chip index BET-XT gained 0.39% on the day, to 404.96, while the index tracking energy companies, BET-NG, rose 0.49% to 620.98.

Lender Erste Group Bank’s (EBS.RO) shares fell 3.87% on the day, to RON82, on a traded value of RON1.2 million.

Other popular stock included SIF Oltenia (SIF5.RO), which gained 0.2%, and BRD-Groupe Societe Generale (BRD.RO), which rose 1% on the day. (EUR1=RON4.2843)