Bucharest Bourse Opens Higher Amid Positive International Sentiment

04.28.2011 By Florentina Dragu

Bucharest shares opened higher Thursday, tracking the main west European markets, while liquidity increased to 1.06 million lei (EUR261,253), from around RON684,000 a day earlier.

Bucharest shares opened higher Thursday, tracking the main west European markets, while liquidity increased to 1.06 million lei (EUR261,253), from around RON684,000 a day earlier.

At GMT0900, the Bucharest Stock Exchange's composite BET-C was up 0.46% on the day, while 10-share blue-chip index BET increased by 0.55%.

BET-FI, the index tracking the Proprietatea fund and the SIFs, inched up 0.26%.

The wider BET-XT index was gaining 0.48% on the day.

Top-traded issuers early Thursday included lender BRD-Societe Generale (BRD.

RO), top oil company OMV Petrom (SNP.RO), regional investment fund SIF Moldova (SIF2.RO) and construction company Concefa Sibiu (COFI.RO).