This compares with an average volume of trading of around EUR8 million in the last two years.
Those who were awaiting a rise in trading volumes on the Bucharest stock exchange in order to buy missed one of the best months in terms of appreciation, with 20 shares recording rises of between 10% and 33% last month. The prices of SIFs were backed by speculations of some shareholders strengthening their positions within the SIFs in order to take over control, while the appreciation of other shares, such as Banca Transilvania, Aerostar Bacau (ARS.RO), Oil Terminal (OIL.RO), Vrancart Adjud (VNC.RO) and Compa Sibiu (CMP.RO) were based on rising first-half financial results. The BET index of the 10 most liquid shares on the stock exchange rose 2.6% in August, while the BET-FI index of SIFs and Fondul Proprietatea (FP.RO) climbed 7.4%. (English version by Daniela Stoican) Top stock exchange rises in August and share evolution since beginning of year| Company (symbol) | Evolution August | Volume in August (lei) | Evolution in 2012 |
| Contor Group Arad (CGC) | 33.33% | 112,634 | 33.3% |
| Oil Terminal Constan]a (OIL) | 32.50% | 165,772 | 0.1% |
| Santierul Naval Orsova (SNO) | 22.35% | 35,545 | -15.0% |
| Aerostar Bacau (ARS) | 20.70% | 93,523 | 38.4% |
| Electroputere Craiova (EPT) | 19.50% | 13,502 | -34.6% |
| Bermas Suceava (BRM) | 17.28% | 437,356 | 13.1% |
| Altur Slatina (ALT) | 16.61% | 81,737 | -2.9% |
| Impact Developer . Contractor (IMP) | 16.00% | 2,562,632 | -34.7% |
| Electroarges Curtea de Arges (ELGS) | 15.81% | 473,341 | 8.8% |
| Artego Targu-Jiu (ARTE) | 15.38% | 123,960 | 142.9% |
| Broker Cluj (BRK) | 14.50% | 1,483,791 | 2.0% |
| Titan Bucuresti (MPN) | 14.29% | 11,927 | 18.5% |
| Alro Slatina (ALR) | 12.79% | 198,175 | -25.4% |
| SIF Transilvania (SIF3) | 12.74% | 30,170,648 | -5.3% |
| Vrancart Adjud (VNC) | 12.50% | 98,767 | -6.0% |
| SIF Banat-Crisana (SIF1) | 11.90% | 7,739,520 | 23.9% |
| STK Emergent (STK) | 11.78% | 52,053 | -2.6% |
| Compa Sibiu (CMP) | 11.03% | 595,438 | 24.2% |
| SIF Oltenia (SIF5) | 10.00% | 24,958,401 | 29.0% |
| SIF Muntenia (SIF4) | 10.00% | 5,140,889 | 25.2% |
| Rompetrol Well Services (PTR) | 9.62% | 4,704,525 | 1.4% |
| Banca Transilvania (TLV) | 9.00% | 8,507,261 | 32.3% |
| Electrocontact Botosani (ECT) | 8.70% | 806 | -1.2% |
| Alumil Rom Industry (ALU) | 8.53% | 85,822 | 13.6% |
| Transgaz Media[ (TGN) | 7.62% | 2,942,607 | -9.9% |
| Zentiva Bucuresti (SCD) | 7.59% | 163,806 | -12.1% |
| Transilvania Constructii (COTR) | 7.45% | 15,845 | -17.4% |
| Antibiotice Iasi (ATB) | 7.27% | 611,735 | -4.0% |
| Casa de Bucovina (BCM) | 7.20% | 9,245 | 5.4% |
| iFond Financial (IFR) | 6.64% | 17,828 | -5.0% |
| Erste Bank (EBS) | 6.52% | 26,603,349 | 21.2% |
| Electromagnetica (ELMA) | 6.29% | 910,303 | -37.9% |
| Rompetrol Rafinare (RRC) | 6.23% | 68,277 | -15.4% |
| Farmaceutica Remedia (RMAH) | 4.60% | 8,724 | 37.2% |
| THR Marea Neagra (EFO) | 4.11% | 34,303 | 5.6% |
| Vae Apcarom Buzau (APC) | 3.63% | 19,929 | -1.1% |
| Fondul Proprietatea (FP) | 3.54% | 186,222,700 | 23.4% |
| Prodplast Bucuresti (PPL) | 3.37% | 15,587 | -4.2% |
| Romcarbon Buzau (ROCE) | 2.93% | 1,809 | 1.1% |
| iFond Gold (IFG) | 2.61% | 21,322 | -7.4% |
| Ropharma Brasov (RHP) | 2.31% | 145,510 | -7.1% |
| TMK Artrom Slatina (ART) | 2.22% | 36,472 | 2.5% |
| Banca Carpatica (BCC) | 1.74% | 110,095 | -27.9% |
| SIF Moldova (SIF2) | 1.63% | 6,698,422 | 21.4% |
| Cemacon Zalau (CEON) | 1.54% | 294,495 | -61.6% |
| Prefab Bucuresti (PREH) | 1.43% | 8,215 | 35.2% |
| Bursa de Valori (BVB) | 1.38% | 2,191,638 | -18.5% |
| Mecanica Ceahlau (MECF) | 1.16% | 22,532 | 13.9% |
| Condmag Brasov (COMI) | 0.29% | 275,158 | -37.3% |
| Azomures (AZO) | 0.28% | 333,422 | 57.8% |
| Turism Felix (TUFE) | 0.00% | 20,789 | 5.6% |
| Comelf Bistrita (CMF) | 0.00% | 10,713 | -5.6% |
| Mechel Targovi[te (COS) | 0.00% | 40 | -33.0% |
| Carbochim Cluj (CBC) | -0.07% | 59,052 | 141.4% |
| Turbomecanica (TBM) | -0.34% | 32,952 | -37.1% |
| Transelectrica (TEL) | -0.38% | 2,314,460 | -25.6% |
| Retrasib Sibiu (RTRA) | -0.52% | 9,996 | -19.4% |