BET, the main index of Bucharest Stock Exchange (BVB), rose by 3.2% in October, performing better than most regional stock markets which registered increases between 1% and 3.17%.
Country |
Main index change |
Austria |
+8.57% |
Romania |
+3.20% |
Hungary |
+3.17% |
Croatia |
+2.34% |
Czech Republic |
+1.24% |
Bulgaria |
+1.03% |
Poland |
-0.31% |
BET Total Return (BET-TR), which includes also the dividends paid by these companies, ended October 6.1% higher than the level recorded at the end of last year. The BET-TR index reflects the performance of the top 10 most liquid companies listed on BVB, included also in BET index, as well the dividends these companies distribute to shareholders.
Investors were more active on trading, thus the volumes traded increased significantly compared to those in September. The trades conducted on BVBs’ main market were RON 1.316bn (EUR 297.5mn) in October, more than twice the value registered in September.
Investors traded equities of RON 1.095bn (EUR 247.5mn), value which is double than September. The value of equities traded on the BVB Regulated Spot Market increased by 45%, up to RON 675.7mn (EUR 152.7mn). On the market segment dedicated to public offerings there were registered trades of RON 530.5mn (EUR 120mn), out of which RON 419.5mn (EUR 94.7mn) represents the value of an offering through which Fondul Proprietatea (FP) sold almost 3.82% of Romgaz (SNG) shares. Another RON 111mn (EUR 25.1mn) is the bonds offering undertaken by International Investment Bank on the Romanian capital market.
The turnover on all segments of the main market registered in October 2015 (RON 1.316bn – EUR 297.5mn) is 66% higher than the one in October 2014.
The market capitalization of all listed companies on the Bucharest Stock Exchange increased by 2.5%, up to RON 144bn (EUR 32.49bn) in October 2015. Out of this, the value of all Romanian companies listed on BVB was RON 79.16bn (EUR 17.86bn)
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