A 0.3% stake in the Proprietatea fund was traded on the deal market as soon as the bourse opened, for 20.58 million lei (EUR4.73 million). Besides the Proprietatea deal, the trading was very thin, totaling RON22.5 million by 10:51 local time (GMT0851), including the deal market transaction.

The Bucharest bourse’s main index BET was up a mere 0.08%, while the composite index BET-C was gaining 0.09% at around 10:54.

BET-FI, the index tracking the main investment funds, was gaining 0.72% on the day.

The BET Extended index, or BET-XT, was gaining 0.38% on the day, while the index tracking energy companies, BET-NG, was up 0.82%.

Popular stock early Wednesday included SIF Transilvania (SIF3.RO), the Proprietatea fund, SIF Oltenia (SIF5.RO), Oltchim (OLT.RO) and SIF Banat-Crisana (SIF1.RO). (EUR1=RON4.3498)