At around 11:05 am, the bourse’s composite index BET-C was gaining 0.24 on the day, while the main index BET was up 0.25%.

Benchmark index BET-BK advanced 0.4%, while the BET-FI index, which tracks the five regional investment funds SIFs and Fondul Proprietatea (FP.RO), increased 0.34%.

Energy tracker BET-NG was down 0.12%, but the wider BET-XT was gaining 0.21%.

Overall trading in Bucharest was 8.85 million lei (EUR1.99 million). Deals with Erste stock reached RON1.91 million Friday morning, while trading with BRD shares was worth around RON1.36 million.

Erste traded up 2.03% at RON105.6 a share, while BRD was gaining 1.27% at RON8 a share. (EUR1=RON4.4255)