At around 10:26 local time, the Bucharest Stock Exchange’s composite index BET-C was rising 1.22%, while the main index, BET, was up 1.5% on the day.

BET-FI, the index tracking the main investment funds, was gaining 1.43%.

Wider blue-chip index BET-XT was up 1.47%, while the index tracking energy companies, BET-NG, was rising 1.31%.

Trades unfolded on the Bucharest Stock Exchange by 10:28 local time amounted to 1 million lei (EUR233,595).

Popular stock early Tuesday included Fondul Proprietatea (FP.RO), SIF Transilvania (SIF3.RO), SIF Oltenia (SIF5.RO), SIF Banat-Crisana (SIF1.RO) and BRD-Groupe Societe Generale (BRD.RO). (EUR1=RON4.2805)