BET index was up 0.36% from Wednesday closing level, while composite index BET-C rose 0.38%.

BRD closed 1.9% higher, and Petrom increased 1.2%, but Transgaz (TGN.RO) and Transelectrica (TEL.RO) were down 1.2% and 1%, respectively. Fondul Proprietatea (FP.RO) closed flat on the day at 0.54 lei (EUR0.12) a share.

The Bucharest bourse’s benchmark index BET-BK was dragged down by Erste Group Bank’s (EBS.RO) 0.64% decrease, and closed 0.06% lower. The extended blue-chip index BET-XT inched up 0.24%.

Decreases of Transgaz and Transelectrica coupled with a 3.2% fall in Rompetrol Rafinare (RRC.RO) to pull energy tracker BET-NG down 0.6%.

The transferred values were much lower Thursday than in the past sessions, with the total traded value reaching RON11.4 million (EUR2.5 million). Share transactions amounted to RON10.5 million (EUR2.3 million), compared with RON30 million Wednesday. (EUR1=RON4.4762)