At 10:30 local time (GMT0830), the Bucharest bourse’s BET index was up 0.39% from Wednesday closing level, while composite index BET-C was up 0.42%.

Transgaz was up 0.52%, while Fondul Proprietatea traded 0.61% higher.

BET-FI, which tracks Proprietatea and the five regional investment funds (SIFs), was rising 0.55%.

Bucharest benchmark index BET-BK was up 0.44%, while extended blue-chip index BET-XT was 0.39% higher.

Energy stocks tracker BET-NG was gaining 0.53%, as Transelectrica (TEL.RO) and Romgaz (SNG.RO) were both up around 0.4%, while OMV Petrom (SNP.RO) was gaining 0.9%.

The bourse;’s traded value was reduced, with share transfers reaching just 0.6 million lei (EUR0.14 million) after 30 minutes of the session. Transgaz and Proprietatea covered more than half of the total amount. (EUR1=RON4.5123)