The stock exchange’s composite index BET-C and main index BET rose 1.1% and 1.39% on the day respectively.

BET-FI, the index tracking the main investment funds, gained 0.41% on the day, to 19,341.50.

Wider blue-chip tracker BET-XT rose 0.92% on the day, while the index tracking energy companies, BET-NG, inched up 0.08%.

Trades unfolded on the stock exchange amounted to 54.32 million lei (EUR12.57 million), with RON21.3 million coming from deal market trades in Banca Carpatica (BCC.RO) and Sinteza (STZ.RO).

Investment fund Fondul Proprietatea (FP.RO) was the top-traded issuer. Its shares rose 1.69% on the day, to RON0.427, on a traded value of RON3.43 million.

SIF Oltenia (SIF5.RO) was the second-top traded issuer. Its stocks inched up 0.48% to RON1.057, on a traded value of RON1.62 million.

Other popular stock included Banca Transilvania (TLV.RO), which gained 1.09% and OMV Petrom (SNP.RO), which closed flat. (EUR1=RON4.3197)