The Bucharest bourse’s composite index BET-C closed up 0.23%, and blue chip index BET rose 0.2%.
The BET-FI index, which tracks the five regional investment funds (SIFs) and Fondul Proprietatea (FP.RO), fell 0.06%, weighed down by SIF Oltenia (SIF5.RO), which lost 1.08%, and SIF Muntenia (SIF4.RO), with a 0.44% drop.
Proprietatea ended flat on the day at 0.525 lei (EUR0.11) a share, after it was suspended for half of the session, following a court decision annuling a series of decisions taken by Fondul Proprietatea’s shareholders, including the appointment of Franklin Templeton as sole manager of the fund in September 2010.
The extended blue-chip index BET-XT gained 0.09%, but benchmark index BET-BK saw a slight drop, of 0.04%.
Energy stocks tracker BET-NG ended up 0.9%, supported mainly by Transelectrica (TEL.RO), which rose 4.16%, Petrom (SNP.RO), which closed up 0.51%, and Rompetrol Rafinare (RRC.RO), up 0.63%.
The bourse’s overall traded value stood at RON9 million (EUR2 million), with share trades amounted to RON5.2 million (EUR1.1 million).
BRD-Groupe Societe Generale (BRD.RO) was the top-traded issuer on the main market with share trades worth RON0.8 million. It was followed by Transelectrica and Fondul Proprietatea, with share transactions of RON0.68 million and RON0.65 million, respectively. (EUR1=RON4.5641)