At around 10:32 local time (GMT0832), the BET index was up 0.8% from Friday’s closing level, while the bourse’s composite index BET-C advanced 0.65%.

The five regional investment funds (SIFs) were gaining even more, and the BET-FI index was up 1.5%, held back by Fondul Proprietatea (FP.RO), which was trading just 0.3% higher.

The extended blue-chip index BET-XT was up 1.1%, while energy stocks tracker BET-NG was gaining 0.45%.

The trading values were reduced, of 4.9 million lei (EUR1.1 million) at 10:45.

Erste Group Bank (EBS.RO), Azomures (AZO.RO) and the SIFs were the most traded stocks in the first part of the session.