Overall costs rose 65.1% to RON51.6 million, the fund said in its financial report.

SIF Transilvania said net profit stood at RON115.08 million. The figures are unchanged from a monthly report published earlier this month.

End-September, the fund posted net assets of RON1.34 billion, down 10.8% from RON1.5 billion in December last year.

On the Bucharest bourse Friday, SIF Transilvania closed down 1.53% at RON0.45 a share. (EUR1=RON4.3243)