At around 10:30 local time (GMT0830), the Bucharest bourse’s BET index was up 1.01% from Tuesday closing level, supported by OMV Petrom’s (SNP.RO) 2.5% advance. Transgaz (TGN.RO) and Transelectrica (TEL.RO), other two components of the blue-chip index, were both up 1.7%.
The bourse’s composite index, BET-C, was gaining a similar 1.01%, while benchmark index BET-BK was up 0.63%.
BET-FI, which tracks the main investment funds, was up 0.4%, with all its six components in green territory. Fondul Proprietatea (FP.RO) traded up 0.5% and SIF Moldova (SIF2.RO) was gaining 0.7%, while SIF Oltenia (SIF5.RO) inched 0.1% higher.
Energy stocks tracker BET-NG had the best performance of Bucharest indexes, as it was up 1.64% at 10:30. Rompetrol Rafinare (RRC.RO) joined Petrom, Transgaz and Transelectrica with a significant rise of its own, trading up 1.7%.
Trading values were higher than in recent sessions, reaching 2.8 million lei (EUR0.6 million). Banca Transilvania (TLV.RO) was the most traded issuer after the first half an hour of trading, with its shares up 0.7%. (EUR1=RON4.3842)