BET was up 1.67% from Thursday closing level, while composite index BET-C rose 1.47%.

However, BET-FI, which tracks the main investment funds, decreased 0.3%, dragged down by the SIFs, which lost between 0.36% and 1.52%. Fondul Proprietatea (FP.RO) closed up 0.93%, at 0.545 lei (EUR0.12) a share.

The Bucharest bourse’s benchmark index BET-BK closed 0.33% higher. The extended blue-chip index BET-XT ended up 0.99%.

The increases of OMV Petrom (SNP.RO) and Rompetrol Rafinare (RRC.RO) by 2.3% and, respectively, 2.6% pulled energy tracker BET-NG up 1.42%.

The transferred values were much higher Friday than in the previous session, with the total traded value reaching RON55.5 million (EUR12.4 million). Share transactions amounted to RON21.5 million (EUR4.8 million), with RON32.8 million coming from bond trades. (EUR1=RON4.4451)