The BET index gained 1.35% to 7,145.71 points, after staying almost unchanged in the past four days. BETPlus closed at 1,059.21, up 1.29% from Thursday.
Electrica shares closed up 2.4% at 11.65 lei (EUR2.5), after touching the all-time high of RON11.72 during the session. The other energy stocks followed the trend, and OMV Petrom (SNP.RO) gained 1.7%, while Transgaz (TGN.RO) closed 1.8% higher.
The bank stocks also performed well, with BRD (BRD.RO) gaining 2.2% and Banca Transilvania (TLV.RO) up 1.8%.
Fondul Proprietatea (FP.RO) roise 0.8%, but SIF Transilvania (SIF3.RO) fell 1.4%, and the BET-FI index rose went up just 0.33%.
Bucharest benchmark index BET-BK was up 0.83%, while energy stocks tracker BET-NG increased 1.3%.
The bourse’s traded values were once again propped by special deals, but some stocks were also sought after in the regular market. Electrica amassed a traded value of RON17.7 million, while Fondul Proprietatea shares worth of RON27.6 million (of which RON17.5 million in three deals) changed hands on the Bucharest market today.
The stock exchange’s total traded value reached RON72.5 million (EUR16.4 million) Friday, the highest value this week. (EUR1=RON4.4126)