At around 10:45 local time (GMT0845), the Bucharest bourse’s composite index BET-C was up 1.4% from Monday’s closing level, while the BET index was gaining 1.3%.

BET-FI, which tracks the regional investment funds (SIFs) and Fondul Proprietatea (FP.RO), was up 1.3%.

The extended blue-chip index BET-XT was up 1.3% as well, while BET-NG, which tracks the energy stocks, was gaining 1.6%.

The bourse’s overall traded value was of 4.4 million lei (EUR1 million) at 10:45 hours.

Fondul Proprietatea was up 1.2%, while OMV Petrom (SNP.RO) was gaining 1.2%. Erste Group Bank (EBS.RO) was up 3.6%, and Banca Transilvania (TLV.RO) gained 0.5%. (EUR1=RON4.334)