At 11:15 local time (GMT0915), the Bucharest market’s BET index was up 0.9% from Wednesday’s closing level, while the composite index BET-C was gaining 0.8%.
BET-FI, which tracks the five regional investment funds (SIFs) and Fondul Proprietatea (FP.RO), was up 0.9%.
The extended blue-chip index BET-XT was gaining 0.9% as well, while BET-NG, the energy stocks tracker, was again outperforming the general market, with a 1.35% rise.
The bourse’s total traded value was at 3.9 million lei (EUR0.9 million) at around 11:15 hours. Fondul Proprietatea was the top traded issuer in early session Thursday, with its shares up 1%.
Erste Group Bank (EBS.RO) continued its advance in the past sessions, trading up 6.1%, while the SIFs were gaining between 0.8% and 1.8%. (EUR1=RON4.3467)