Bucharest Stocks Rise, Petrom Gains 2.3%

At 11:30 local time (GMT0930), the Bucharest bourse’s BET index was up 0.5% from Tuesday’s closing level, while the composite index BET-C was gaining 0.6%.

BET-FI, which tracks the main investment funds, was up 0.7%, while the extended blue-chip index BET-XT was up 0.6%.

Energy stocks tracker, BET-NG, was gaining 1.2%, lifted by a 2.3% increase in Petrom stocks.