bet index

The Bucharest capital market, promoted to emerging market status in September last year by FTSE Russell, hit an all-time high on Tuesday as its main index, BET, broke the previous record of 10,813 points, untouched since July 24, 2007, and closed at 10,844 points.

The BET index, which tracks the twelve most liquid shares on the Bucharest Stock Exchange (BVB), rose 16.1% in January-April 2017, placing it second in the EU, after Poland’s index which increased by 22.02%, according to BVB’s April report released on Wednesday.