At around 11:02 local time (GMT0802), the Bucharest bourse’s BET index was up 0.71% from Thursday closing level, while general index BET-C was gaining 0.63%.
Among the blue-chips, BRD (BRD.RO) posted the biggest advance, of 1.2%, while Banca Transilvania (TLV.RO) traded 0.7% higher.
BET-FI, which tracks Fondul Proprietatea (FP.RO) and the five regional investment funds (SIFs), was up 0.31%. Proprietatea traded up 0.5%, but SIF Moldova (SIF2.RO) dragged down the index growth, with its 0.7% decline.
Bucharest benchmark index BET-BK was up 0.68%, while energy stocks tracker BET-NG was 0.41% higher.
The traded values were reduced as in the previous sessions, with share transfers reaching just 2.2 million lei (EUR0.5 million) after one hour of trading. EUR1=RON4.4369)