At around 10:45 am, the bourse’s composite index BET-C was gaining 0.31% on the day, while the main index BET was up 0.27%.
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 0.17%.
Energy tracker BET-NG edged up 0.34%, supported by deals with shares of power grid operator Transelectrica (TEL.RO). The company’s shares traded up 1.29%.
Overall trading in Bucharest was 2.5 million lei (EUR0.56 million), with RON0.33 million coming from deals with the bourse’s own shares.
Other top-traded issuers Thursday morning Fondul Proprietatea and lenders Banca Comerciala Carpatica (BCC.RO) and Austria’s Erste Group Bank AG (EBS.RO). (EUR1=RON4.5454)