At around 10:51 local time (GMT0751), the Bucharest bourse’s main index was up 0.11%, while the composite index BET-C was gaining 0.17%.
BET-FI, which tracks the five regional investment funds (SIFs) and Fondul Proprietatea (FP.RO), traded down 0.06%, while the benchmark index BET-BK posted a similar decline.
Propelled by Petrom’s advance, energy sector index BET-NG was up 0.32%. However, among the constituents of the index, only Petrom and Transelectrica (TEL.RO) stocks were traded in the first hour of the session. Transelectrica was flat on the day.
The bourse’s overall traded value was around 1.3 million lei (close to EUR0.3 million), with Fondul Proprietatea being the most traded issuer. (EUR1=RON4.4665)