At around 11:00 local time (GMT0900), the Bucharest bourse’s BET index was gaining 0.83%, and composite index BET-C was up 0.61%.

BET-FI, which tracks the main investment funds, was rising 0.8%, supported by all issuers except SIF Muntenia (SIF4.RO), which was down 0.93%. Fondul Proprietatea (FP.RO) was trading up 0.09%, at 0.5455 lei (EUR0.12) a share.

Benchmark index BET-BK was up 0.69%, and BET-XT was trading 0.9% higher. Energy stocks tracker BET-NG was gaining 0.62%, lifted by OMV Petrom (SNP. RO), which added 1.43%.

At 11:00, the bourse’s overall traded value was 2.3 million lei (EUR0.54 million), with share trades contributing RON1.8 million (EUR0.4 million). (EUR1=RON4.4231)