At around 10:30 am, the bourse’s composite index BET-C was gaining 0.32% on the day, while the main index BET was up 0.33%.

The BET-FI index, which tracks the five regional investment funds SIFs and investment fund Fondul Proprietatea (FP.RO), was roughly flat on the day, while the wider BET-XT advanced 0.29%.

Energy tracker BET-NG edged up 0.34%, supported by deals with shares of dominant oil company OMV Petrom (SNP.RO). The company’s shares traded up 0.75%.

Overall trading in Bucharest was 0.54 million lei (EUR0.11 million), with RON0.13 million coming from deals with OMV Petrom stock.

Other top-traded issuers Tuesday morning included regional investment fund SIF Transilvania (SIF3.RO), Fondul Proprietatea and lenders BRD (BRD.RO) and Banca Transilvania (TLV.RO). (EUR1=RON4.5178)