At around 10:43 local time (GMT0843), the Bucharest stock exchange’s BET index was up a mere 0.03%, while general index BET-C was up 0.05%.

BET-FI, which tracks the main investment funds, was gaining 0.28%, with SIF Bana-Crisana (SIF1.RO) up 0.8%, and SIF Muntenia (SIF4.RO) trading 0.7% higher. Fondul Proprietatea (FP.RO) was up 0.1%.

The Bucharest bourse’s benchmark index BET-BK was up 0.17%, while the extended blue-chip index BET-XT was up 0.14%.

Energy stocks tracker BET-NG was losing 0.12%, as Transelectrica (TEL.RO) and OMV Petrom (SNP.RO) were down 0.3% and 0.2%, respectively.

The traded volumes were low, with the overall turnover reaching 0.7 million lei (EUR0.15 million) by 10:43. (EUR1=RON4.4747)