At around 10:30 local time (GMT0730), the Bucharest market’s BET index was up 0.6% from Monday’s closing level, while the composite index BET-C posted a similar increase.

BET-FI was up 0.66%, lifted by Fondul Proprietatea’s (FP.RO) 1.5% advance. The five regional investment funds, or SIFs, were slightly up on the day, with SIF Muntenia (SIF4.RO) leading the way with a 0.5% increase.

BET-XT was gaining 0.52%, while energy sector tracker BET-NG was up 0.35%.

The bourse’s overall traded value stood at just 0.76 million lei (EUR0.17 million) after half an hour of trading. (EUR1=RON4.4641)