At around 10:33 local time (GMT0833), the Bucharest bourse’s main index BET was up 0.51% from Friday’s closing level, while general index BET-C was up 0.37%.
BET-FI, which tracks the main investment funds, was rising 1.14%, lifted by four of the five regional investment funds (SIFs), which were gaining more than 1.5%. Only SIF Banat-Crisana (SIF1.RO) traded flat on the day, while Fondul Proprietatea (FP.RO) was up 0.65%. The SIFs were spearheaded by SIF Muntenia (SIF4.RO), with a 2.35% rise.
The bourse’s benchmark index BET-BK was up 0.55%, while BET-XT was up 0.73%. Energy stocks tracker BET-NG was gaining 0.52%.
The bourse’s overall traded value stood at almost 1 million lei (EUR0.2 million), but only about 60% of the value was in share transactions, with the rest coming from trades with structured products. (EUR1=RON4.5376)