At around 10:30 local time (GMT0830), the Bucharest bourse’s BET index was rising 0.3%, while composite index BET-C was up 0.33%.
BET-FI, which tracks the main investment funds, was up 0.37%. SIF Moldova (SIF2.RO) was up 0.9% and SIF Transilvania (SIF3.RO) was gaining 0.7%, while Fondul Proprietatea (FP.RO) inched 0.1% higher.
Benchmark index BET-BK was up 0.41%, while BET-XT traded 0.34% higher. Energy stocks tracker BET-NG was gaining 0.31%.
The overall traded volumes were higher than in the past sessions, driven by transactions with Erste shares. At 10:30, the bourse’s total traded value was 7.7 million lei (EUR1.7 million), of which Erste deals accounted for RON5.8 million. (EUR1=RON4.4672)