The Budapest Stock Exchange’s blue-chip BUX index opened Thursday trade up 0.13% at 16,781.98.

BSE blue-chips stood as follows at Thursday’s opening bell:

OTP Bank was up 0.41% at HUF 3,163;

Oil and gas company MOL was up 0.12% at HUF 16,925;

Magyar Telekom was down 0.19% at HUF 515;

Drug company Richter was down 0.06% at HUF 35,140.

On Wednesday, the BUX lost 1.81% to 16,759.52 on a turnover of HUF 12.89bn.