At around 10:45 local time, the Bucharest Stock Exchange’s composite index BET-C was up 0.89%, while 10-share blue-chip index BET was gaining 0.74% on the day.

BET-FI, the index tracking the SIFs and the Proprietatea fund, was up 1.09%.

The BET Extended index, or BET-XT, was gaining 0.9%, while the index tracking energy companies, BET-NG, was up 1.47%.

Trades unfolded on the Bucharest Stock Exchange by 10:49 local time amounted to 4.48 million lei (EUR1 million), with RON2.1 million coming from trades in the Proprietatea fund.

Other popular stock early Wednesday included Oltchim (OLT.RO), Rompetrol Rafinare (RRC.RO), SIF Transilvania (SIF3.RO) and OMV Petrom (SNP.RO).