The Bucharest Stock Exchange (BVB) opened Monday's session higher on almost all indices, with turnover amounting to 16.5 billion lei (3.1 million euros) in the first 30 minutes after the start of trading.
The benchmark BET index, which tracks the performance of the 20 most liquid companies, was up 0.93%, while the BET-Plus index, which reflects the performance of the 43 most liquid shares listed on the BVB, rose 0.94%.
At the same time, the extended blue-chip BET-XT index of the 25 most liquid stocks advanced 0.87%, while BET-BK, the benchmark for investment fund performance, dropped by 0.69%.
The BET-FI index of SIFs posted an increase of 0.27%, while BET-NG, the index tracking the ten companies in the energy and utilities sector, was up 1.22%.
According to BVB data, the biggest share price increases were recorded by Romgaz (+3.97%), Rompetrol Rafinare (+3.87%) and Premier Energy PLC (+3.77%).
On the downside, shares in Sinteza fell by 5.88%, Bucur SA Bucureşti by 5.65% and Prebet by 3.06%.
