The bourse’s main index BET rose 0.65% on the day, to 4,510.31, while composite index BET-C inched up 0.36% to 2,756.67.
But BET-FI, the index tracking the SIFs and Fondul Proprietatea (FP.RO), posted a stronger increase, gaining 2.72%, to 18,662.72. Wednesday, the SIFs were up 6.6% on average.
Investors moved on an announcement that Erste Group Bank (EBS.RO) wants to buy 24.12% of its Romanian unit BCR for about EUR435 million in cash and stock, after reaching an agreement with four of the SIFs.
The BET Extended index, or BET-XT, rose 1.24% to 413.92, while the index tracking energy companies, BET-NG, dipped 0.23% to 631.22.
Most BET-NG issuers closed flat or in the red. However, gas transporter Transgaz (TGN.RO) gained 2.08% on the day, to 196 lei (EUR45.64) and construction company Condmag (COMI.RO) gained 2%, to RON0.204.
Trades unfolded Thursday on the Bucharest Stock Exchange amounted to RON47.87 million, with RON3.2 million coming from deal market trades in oil company OMV Petrom (SNP.RO) and bourse operator BVB (BVB.RO). SIF shares were involved in transactions worth a total RON23.33 million.
The Proprietatea fund was today’s top-traded issuer. Its shares gained 0.91% to RON0.4549, on a traded value of RON10.89 million.
SIF Oltenia (SIF5.RO) was the second-top traded issuer. Its stock jumped 4.83% to RON1.064, on a traded value of RON9.12 million.
Other popular stock included Banca Transilvania (TLV.RO), which gained 1.36%, and Erste, which rose 2.97%. (EUR1=RON4.294)