At around 10:21 local time (GMT0721), the Bucharest market’s composite index BET-C was up 0.5%, while the BET index was gaining 0.3%.
BET-FI, which tracks Fondul Proprietatea (FP.RO) and the SIFs, was up 1%, while the extended blue-chip index BET-XT, was up 0.4%.
Fondul Proprietatea traded up 2% and SIF Oltenia (SIF5.RO) was gaining 1.8%, while three SIFs were flat on the day.
BET-NG, which tracks the energy stocks, was up 0.4%, as OMV PEtrom (SNP.RO) traded up 0.6% and Transelectrica (TEL.RO) rose 1.8%.
The bourse’s overall traded value was reduced, of only 1.3 million lei (EUR0.3 million), with Proprietatea covering some two thirds of the total amount. (EUR1=RON4.4463)