At around 11:00 local time, the Bucharest Stock Exchange’s composite index BET-C was up 1.15%, while 10-share blue-chip index BET was up 0.34%.

BET-FI, the index tracking the five regional investment funds, or SIFs, and Fondul Proprietatea (FP.RO), was rising 0.42%.

Wider blue-chip index BET-XT was gaining 0.47%, while the index tracking energy companies, BET-NG, was up 2.09%.

Trades unfolded on the Bucharest Stock Exchange by 11:04 amounted to 3.13 million lei (EUR741,846).

Popular stock early Tuesday included Fondul Proprietatea, Oltchim (OLT.RO) Rompetrol Rafinare, Azomures (AZO.RO) and SIF Transilvania (SIF3.RO).