At around 10:35 local time (GMT0835), the Bucharest market’s BET index was up 0.3% from Thursday closing level, while composite index BET-C rose 0.27% on the day.
BET-FI, which tracks Fondului Proprietatea (FP.RO) and the five regional investment funds SIFs, rose 0.42%.
Bucharest benchmark index BET-BK was up 0.18% on the day, while energy stocks tracker BET-NG gained 0.23%.
The bourse’s turnover was reduced, with share transfers reaching only 427,582 lei (EUR95,047). Top-traded issuers included Fondul Proprietatea, BRD-SocGen (BRD.RO), Banca Comerciala Carpatica (BCC), Transelectrica (TEL.RO), Erste (EBS.RO). (EUR1=RON4.4986)