At around 11:20 local time (GMT0800), the Bucharest bourse’s BET index was up 0.22%, while the new BET Plus index inched up 0.19%.
The extended blue-chip index BET-XT opened up 0.13% and the benchmark index BET-BK was down 0.28%.
BET-FI, the index that tracks the main investment funds, traded down 0.24%, while energy stocks index BET-NG inched up 0.03%.
The Bucharest Stock Exchange on Monday launched the BET Plus index which tracks the shares of the top 10 best-performing companies, as well as the evolution of 27 additional stock, including oil company Rompetrol Rafinare (RRC.RO), aluminum smelter Alro (ALR.RO), lender Banca Comerciala Carpatica (BCC.RO) and pharmaceuticals companies Antibiotice (ATB.RO), Biofarm (BIO. RO), Zentiva (SCD.RO) and Ropharma (RPH.RO).
In September, the market operator plans to launch the BET-TR index, which will reflect the price appreciation or depreciation of the ten most liquid companies plus the dividend yield of the component stock. (EUR1=RON4.3958)