At around 10:36 a.m. (GMT0736), Banca Transilvania shares traded at RON1.025/unit. The bank Wednesday said its net profit rose 47% on the year to 179.6 million lei (EUR40.9 million) in the first half, fueled by a 12% increase in operating income.
The bourse’s composite index BET-C was 0.8% higher, and the main index BET was up 0.98%.
The BET-FI index, which tracks the five regional investment funds SIFs and Fondul Proprietatea (FP.RO), was 1.16% higher. The wider BET-XT index was up 0.95%.
Also, energy tracker BET-NG inched up 1.18%.
Overall trading in Bucharest was RON1.67 million (EUR367,327). Proprietatea (FP.RO) was top-traded issuer on the main market, followed by OMV Petrom (SNP.RO) and SIF Transilvania (SIF3.RO). (EUR1=RON4.5694)