At around 10:40 local time (GMT0740), the Bucharest Stock Exchange’s composite index BET-C was rising 1.38% from MOnday’s closing value, while the main index BET was up 1.71%.

BET-FI, the index tracking the main investment funds, was gaining 2.33% on the day.

Wider blue-chip tracker BET-XT was up 1.81%, while energy companies index BET-NG was up 2.55%.

Trades unfolded on the Bucharest Stock Exchange by 10:43 amounted to 4.29 million lei (EUR1 million).

Popular stock early Tuesday included Fondul Proprietatea (FP.RO), Erste Group Bank (EBS.RO), SIF Oltenia (SIF5.RO), SIF Transilvania (SIF3.RO) and SIF Moldova (SIF2.RO). (EUR1=RON4.2984)