Trading statistics for May 2021 show an average daily turnover of EUR 7.13m (+4.3% MoM).

The Bucharest Stock Exchange (BVB) observed another month in green, with BET index slightly increasing by 0.79% (closing at 11,431.12 points). We note that the index noted a strong YTD increase and is, as of end May 2021, up by 16.6%.

In terms of turnover, BVB showed a total equity turnover of EUR 142.68m. This translates into an average daily turnover of EUR 7.13m, representing an increase of 4.3% MoM.

When observing the top traded sectors, one can notice that financial and insurance sector leads the list with RON 385.7m, followed by Mining with RON 94.7m. Of the Romanian blue chips, Banca Transilvania leads the list with RON 206.4m. Fondul Proprietatea and OMV Petrom follow with RON 10.3m and RON 70.6m, respectively.

When observing the index constituents, 9 of 17 ended the month in green, while 1 observed a double-digit monthly increase. As visible from the graph below, MedLife leads the list with an increase of 13.9%. Banca Transilvania follows with an increase of 8.6%. On the flip side, Alro leads the losers with a decrease of as much as 15.3%.

Share Price Performance of BET Constituents in May 2021 (%)