At around 11:00 local time (GMT0800), the Bucharest bourse’s BET index was up 0.24% on the day, while composite index BET-C opened up 0.36%.

BET-FI, which tracks Fondul Proprietatea (FP.RO) and the five regional investment funds SIFs, gained 0.13% on the day. Proprietatea fund rose 0.18%, at RON0.8165 a share.

Bucharest benchmark index BET-BK advanced 0.24%, and extended blue-chip index BET-XT was 0.23% higher on the day. Energy stocks tracker BET-NG rose 0.56%. (EUR1=RON4. 4635)