At around 10:41 local time (GMT0741), the Bucharest bourse’s BET index was up 0.67%, and the composite index BET-C was 0.41% higher.

BET-FI, which tracks Fondul Proprietatea and the five regional investment funds (SIFs), was up 0.85%, while the extended blue-chip index BET-XT was gaining 0.70%.

Energy stocks tracker BET-NG was up 0.31%.

The bourse’s overall traded value was 1.75 million lei (EUR394.344) at around 10:41.(EUR1=RON4.4496)