At 11:30 local time (GMT0930), the Bucharest bourse’s BET index was up 0.5% from Tuesday’s closing level, while the composite index BET-C was gaining 0.6%.
BET-FI, which tracks the main investment funds, was up 0.7%, while the extended blue-chip index BET-XT was up 0.6%.
Energy stocks tracker, BET-NG, was gaining 1.2%, lifted by a 2.3% increase in Petrom stocks.
The bourse’s total traded value was of 7.8 million lei (EUR1.8 million) at 11:30 hours.
Fondul Proprietatea (FP.RO) was the top traded issues after an hour and a half of the session, with its shares up 0.4%. The five regional investment funds, or SIFs, were also in green territory, led by SIF Transilvania (SIF3.RO), whose stock was up 1.5%. Among the most traded stocks, Banca Transilvania (TLV.RO) traded flat on the day, while Transgaz (TGN.RO) was up 0.5%. (EUR1=RON4.3424)