Oltchim was up almost 15%, the maximum allowed variation, after a similar growth in the previous session. Proprietatea was gaining 1.5%.

At around 10:45 local time (GMT0845), the stock exchange’s composite index BET-C and main index BET were up 0.44% and 0.36% on the day.

BET-FI, the index tracking the Proprietatea fund and the five regional investment funds, or SIFs, was gaining 1.37% on the day.

The BET Extended index, or BET-XT, was up 0.64%, while the index tracking energy companies, BET-NG, was flat.

Trades unfolded on the stock exchange by press time amounted to 3.9 million lei (EUR896,000).

Aside from Oltchim and the Proprietatea fund, the bulk of activity was focusing on the SIFs. (EUR1=RON4.3525)