The Bucharest bourse’s BET index added 63.09 points, or 0.98%, to 6,484.45, while general index BET-C rose 0.87% to 3,293.13 points.
BRD-SocGen (BRD.RO) and Transgaz (TGN.RO) were the high-flyers of the blue-chip index, adding 2.4% and 1.7% respectively, followed by OMV Petrom (SNP.RO) and Transelectrica (TEL.RO) with 1.56% each.
On the opposite side, Fondul Proprietatea (FP.RO) was the only one of the ten components of BET index which remained in red territory, as the fund’s shares inched 0.06% lower.
BET-FI, which tracks Proprietatea and the five regional investment funds (SIFs), closed up 0.29%, while BET-XT rose 0.95%.
Bucharest benchmark index closed up 0.99%, while energy sector index BET-NG gained 1.14%.
Despite the positive sentiment, the traded values were not significant, with share transfers reaching 19.2 million lei (EUR4.2 million). Transactions with Transgaz, Banca Transilvania, Proprietatea and Romgaz (SNG.RO) covered 80% of the total amount. (EUR1=RON4.5173)