At around 10:43 local time, the stock exchange’s composite index BET-C was up 0.35% on the day, while main index BET was rising 0.2%.

BET-FI, the index tracking the SIFs and the Proprietatea fund, was falling 0.34%. This index was being held back by SIF Moldova (SIF2.RO) and SIF Banat-Crisana (SIF1.RO), who were falling 2.01% and 0.45% respectively.

Wider blue-chip tracker BET-XT was inching up 0.02% on the day, while the index tracking energy companies, BET-NG, was up 0.79%.

Trades unfolded on the stock exchange by 10:45 local time amounted to 3.7 million lei (EUR852,951).

Aside from the Proprietatea fund and the SIFs, popular stock early Tuesday included Oltchim, Erste Group Bank (EBS.RO), Azomures (AZO.RO), Dafora (DAFR.RO) and OMV Petrom (SNP.RO). (EUR1=RON4.3448)