At around 10:55 local time (GMT0855), the stock exchange’s composite index BET-C and main index BET were gaining 0.07% and 0.34% respectively.

BET-FI, the index tracking the main investment funds, was rising 0.5% on the day.

The BET Extended index, or BET-XT, was gaining 0.46%, while BET-NG was inching up 0.22%.

Trades unfolded on the stock exchange by 11.01 amounted to 1.87 million lei (EUR436,222).

Popular stocks early Thursday included Fondul Proprietatea (FP.RO), Concefa (COFI.RO), Banca Transilvania (TLV.RO), Banca Carpatica (BCC.RO) and SIF Moldova (SIF2.RO).(EUR1=RON4.3125)