MARKET MOVING NEWS
ECONOMY
Romania’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate dropped to a six-month low of 5.2% in December 2024, from 5.3% in the previous month, according to data from the country’s statistical office (INS).
FINANCE
-The Factory by Raiffeisen Bank program, launched seven years ago, has funded more than 560 businesses, including 130 in 2024, with total financing exceeding EUR 30 million, according to the bank’s data.
COMPANIES
-The number of companies listed on the Bucharest Stock Exchange’s Main Market that achieved maximum scores in the evaluation of investor communication increased to 21 in 2024, compared with 16 companies in 2023, according to the Romanian Association for Investor Relations (ARIR).
-American hospitality giant Radisson Hotel Group is eyeing Iasi, Craiova, and Oradea for new hotel openings under one of its brands, signaling strong interest in Romania’s growing tourism sector.
TODAY’S MARKET DATA
EXCHANGE RATE OF THE NATIONAL LEU CURRENCY
EUR 4.9761 | GBP 5.9466 |
USD 4.7849 | CHF 5.2707 |
BGN 2.5442 | MDL 0.2567 |
(Source: National Bank of Romania BNR)
BUCHAREST STOCK EXCHANGE (BVB) INDICES
BET 0.05% BET-TR 0.05% BET-FI 0.93% BET-NG -0.03% BET-EF -0.03% BET-XT 0.10%, BET-BK -0.02% BET AeRO 0.27% ROTX 0.08% |
CAPITAL MARKET COMMENTARY
Bucharest stocks traded mostly higher on Thursday, with the benchmark BET index gaining 0.05%. Freight forwarder Transport Trade Services led blue-chip gainers, surging 3.25% to close at RON 5.08. The total equity turnover on the Bucharest Stock Exchange (BVB) stood at RON 22.99 million (EUR 4.6 million). |
BET Index Constituents
Company | Price | Change (%) |
---|---|---|
ANTIBIOTICE S.A. | 2.4800 | -1.98 |
AQUILA PART PROD COM | 1.1700 | 1.74 |
BANCA TRANSILVANIA S.A. | 27.4500 | 0.18 |
BRD – GROUPE SOCIETE GENERALE S.A. | 18.4400 | -0.32 |
C.N.T.E.E. TRANSELECTRICA | 41.3000 | -0.12 |
Digi Communications N.V. | 65.4000 | -0.30 |
FONDUL PROPRIETATEA | 0.3384 | 1.01 |
MedLife S.A. | 5.8700 | 0.34 |
OMV PETROM S.A. | 0.7300 | 0.41 |
ONE UNITED PROPERTIES | 0.4095 | 1.87 |
Premier Energy PLC | 19.3000 | 0.00 |
PURCARI WINERIES PUBLIC COMPANY LIMITED | 14.3400 | -0.28 |
S.N. NUCLEARELECTRICA S.A. | 40.7500 | -1.81 |
S.N.G.N. ROMGAZ S.A. | 5.3400 | 0.00 |
S.N.T.G.N. TRANSGAZ S.A. | 24.0000 | -0.41 |
S.P.E.E.H. HIDROELECTRICA S.A. | 122.9000 | 0.00 |
SOCIETATEA ENERGETICA ELECTRICA S.A. | 14.2000 | -0.14 |
Sphera Franchise Group | 39.5000 | 0.00 |
TERAPLAST SA | 0.4195 | -1.76 |
TTS (TRANSPORT TRADE SERVICES) | 5.0800 | 3.25 |