At around 10:40 hours, Bucharest bourse’s composite index BET-C was up 0.59%, while the main index BET was gaining 0.29%.

BET-FI index, which tracks the SIFs and investment fund Fondul Proprietatea (FP.RO), increased 1.18%, while the wider BET-XT advanced 0.49%.

The energy index BET-NG was gaining 0.73%.

Overall trading in Bucharest was RON1.19 million (EUR0.44 million), with RON0.5 million coming from deals with Fondul Proprietatea stock. The fund’s shares rose 1.64% at RON0.4289.

Other popular issuers Wednesday morning included investment fund SIF Transilvania (SIF3.RO), building materials manufacturer Romcarbon (ROCE.RO) and home appliance maker Electroarges (ELGS.RO).