May 17 (SeeNews) - Romanian stock indices mostly rose on Wednesday in higher turnover, bourse data indicated.
The total equity turnover of the BVB climbed to 168.5 million lei ($41 million/ 37 million euro) from 142.8 million lei on Tuesday.
Turnover was boosted a public offering with Digi Communications shares [BSE:DIGI] shares worth 109 million lei, posting the day's largest turnover. The Netherlands-based telecommunications company, which is the majority owner of Romanian company RCS&RDS, listed on the BVB on Tuesday following a record IPO of 944 mln lei.
Digi ended the trading day 4.13% lower at 39.5 lei per share.
On Wednesday, Romania's anti-corruption body DNA has launched an investigation of the CEO and several managers of Digi Communications over suspected bribery and money laundering.
The CEO of Digi Communications and of RCS & RDS, Serghei Bulgac, has been notified by the DNA that he is a suspect in this investigation in relation to the offence of money laundering, Digi said in a statement submitted to the Bucharest Stock Exchange, BVB, on Wednesday.
"The possibility of this happening in the course of DNA’s investigation was anticipated and disclosed in the Prospectus.(...)The Company does not currently expect the investigation to interfere with its daily operations in any material manner," Digi added.
Blue-chip lender Banca Transilvania [BSE: TLV] fell 0.18% to 2.7450 lei in the day's second largest turnover of 5.18 million lei.
Romanian gas pipeline operator Transgaz [BSE:TGN] fell 2.40% to 407 lei in the day's third largest turnover of 3.14 million lei.
Details follow:
Index |
Closing Value |
Daily Change |
BET |
8,456.61 |
0.02% |
BET-TR |
10,629.98 |
0.02% |
BET-FI |
32,563.11 |
0.57% |
BETPlus |
1,251.29 |
0.04% |
BET-NG |
738.63 |
-0.80% |
BET-XT |
759.38 |
-0.08% |
BET-XT-TR |
974.95 |
-0.06% |
BET-BK |
1,608.62 |
-0.07% |
ROTX |
16,850.71 |
0.34% |
BET Total Return index (BET-TR) is a free float weighted index of the 12 most traded companies listed on the regulated market and is adjusted to also reflect the dividends paid by constituent companies.
BET-BK is a free float weighted capitalization index of the most liquid 25 companies listed on the regulated market.
BET Plus is a free float market capitalization weighted index tracking 34 companies listed on BVB’s regulated market except the financial investment companies, that meet the minimum eligibility criteria, which refer to liquidity and the value of shares in free float.
BET-FI tracks the SIFs and property restitution fund Fondul Proprietatea.
BET-NG includes companies from the energy sector and utilities.
BET-XT is a blue chip index and reflects the price evolution of the most liquid 25 shares traded on the regulated market, including the SIFs.
BET-XT-TR reflects the price performance of the top 25 most traded Romanian companies, as well as their gross dividends and cash distributions.
ROTX tracks Romania's nine most liquid stocks. It is a joint index of the Bucharest bourse and the Vienna Stock Exchange.
(1 euro= 4.5539 lei)
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