Bucharest’s BET index was up 0.44% from Tuesday’s closing level, while bourse’s composite index BET-C gained 0.65%.

BET-FI, which tracks Fondul Proprietatea (FP.RO) and the five regional investment funds (SIFs), closed 0.8% higher, with SIF Oltenia (SIF5.RO), SIF Transilvania (SIF3.RO) and SIF Muntenia (SIF4.RO) gaining over 1%. Fondul Proprietatea rose 0.67%.

The bourse’s overall turnover stood at 16.8 million lei (EUR3.84 million), significantly lower from Tuesday’s RON40.5 million. OMV Petrom was the most traded issuer on the main market, with share transactions worth RON2.14 million, followed by Fondul Proprietatea, with RON1.17 milion.

The special deals with OMV Petrom and BRD shares totaled RON7.1 million, almost half of the total turnover.

The bourse’s benchmark index BET-BK was up 0.69% on the day, while BET-XT dropped 0.61%.

Energy stocks tracker BET-NG index gained 0.63%, with Dafora (DAFR.RO) being the only component in red, down 2.25%. Petrom rose 1.77%, while Rompetrol Rafinare (RRC.RO) increased 4.29%. (EUR1=RON4.3727)