The Budapest Stock Exchange blue-chip BUX index opened Wednesday trade up 1.8% at 18,975.

The four blue chips stood as follows at Wednesday’s opening bell:

Oil and gas group MOL was up 2.7% at HUF 17,350.

OTP Bank was up 1.7% at HUF 4,550.

Magyar Telekom was up 1.6% at HUF 510.

Drugmaker Richter was up 1.5% at HUF 35,005.

On Tuesday, the BUX closed down 2.5% to 18,639 on a heavy turnover of HUF 31.73 billion.