At around 10:20 local time (GMT0720), the Bucharest market’s BET index was up 0.6%, while the composite index BET-C was gaining 0.42%.

BET-FI, which tracks the five regional investment funds (SIFs) and Fondul Proprietatea (FP.RO) was up 0.88%. Proprietatea was up 0.9%, while the SIFs were gaining between 0.5% and 1.4%.

The benchmark index BET-BK was up 0.51%, while energy index BET-NG was rising 0.33%.

However, the traded values were low, at just 0.37 million lei (EUR0.08 million) after the first 20 minutes of trading. (EUR1=RON4.5168)