At around 1103 local time (GMT0803), the Bucharest stock exchange’s BET index was gaining 0.6%, while the composite index BET-C was up 0.7%
BET-FI, which tracks the SIFs and Fondul Proprietatea (FP.RO), was leading gains with a 2.2% advance.
The extended blue-chip index BET-XT was up 1.1%, while BET-NG, which tracks energy stocks, was up 1.7%.
At around 1108, the bourse’s overall traded value was at 4.2 million lei (EUR0.97 million), with Banca Transilvania (TLV.RO), the SIFs and Proprietatea the most traded issuers. (EUR1=RON4.3144)