The Bucharest Stock Exchange closed Monday's session higher on almost all indices, and the total value of transactions amounted to 132.76 million lei (26.68 million euros).The main index of the Bucharest Stock Exchange, BET, which includes the 20 most traded companies listed on the Regulated Market, appreciated by 0.77%, up to 16,857.73 points.The BET-Plus index, which shows the evolution of the 43 most liquid stocks, closed up by 0.74% and the extended blue-chip BET-XT index, of the 25 most liquid stocks, rose by 0.64%.On the other hand, the index of SIFs, BET-FI, depreciated by 0.15%.The BET-BK index, the yield benchmark of investment funds, registered an advance of 0.73%, while the BET-NG, which measures the performance of ten energy and utility companies, closed up 0.52%.The BET AeRO index, which includes 20 representative companies on the AeRO market, depreciated by 0.19%.The most liquid shares on the regulated market were Transilvania Bank, with exchanges of 18.95 million lei, followed by the shares of OMV Petrom, with 2.93 million lei, and BRD Groupe Societe Generale - 2.77 million lei.The best developments were registered by the shares of Vrancart (+4.26%), Romcab (+4%) and Arobs Transilvania Software (+3.12%).On the other hand, the most important decreases were recorded by Bermas (-8.54%), Comelf (-6.64%) and Transilvania Broker de Asigurare (-3.97%).
A new CURS poll published on Sunday, June 29, shows that if local elections were held in Bucharest next Sunday, reformist party USR would obtain 27%, followed by the Social Democratic Party (PSD) with 22%, and far-right party Alliance for the Union of Romanians (AUR) with 18%. The National Liberal Party (PNL) comes in fourth, […]
Last week, the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Bucharest indicted three individuals for an EUR 100 million fraud in a case involving both EU and national funds. Among those indicted is an Italian citizen, alleged to be the leader of the group, which operated between 2019 and 2024. The suspect was detained on February […]
The number of building permits for residential buildings increased by 0.6% in the first five months of 2025 compared to the same period in 2024, with 14,134 such permits issued, according to data published Monday by the National Institute of Statistics. Increases were recorded in the Western region (+166 permits), Center (+70), North-West (+68), South-East […]
Cluj-Napoca, a major city in Romania’s Transylvania region, is taking a step toward becoming a more animal-friendly city, as a new proposal allowing pets in public institutions has been opened for public debate. Mayor Emil Boc announced the initiative, stating, “A city that is friendly to animals is a better city for people.” The draft […]
The president of S.O.S. Romania, Diana Iovanovici Șoșoacă, announced on Monday, June 30, that three senators were expelled from the party, effectively disbanding the party’s group in the Senate. According to the Romanian Parliament’s regulations, a party must have more than seven members to establish a group in the Senate. With the expulsion of the […]
Chinese social media platform TikTok has reportedly opened a branch in Romania, following public criticism, along with governmental and EU-level scrutiny, after Romania’s last presidential elections. The local company is called Tik Tok Romania, has a share capital of RON 5,000, and provides other IT-related service activities. It will be managed by Laura Andreea Savu, […]
