BUX closes 1.28 percent higher as OTP leads Budapest rally

BUX closed 1.28 percent higher at 143,682.55 points as OTP Bank and MOL led a broad blue-chip rebound in Budapest.

The BUX closed at 143,682.55 points on October 6, 2026, up 1.28 percent, as economX reported. The advance followed a modest decline at the open and extended gains led by the exchange's largest blue-chip stocks.

OTP and MOL lead blue chips

OTP Bank rose 1.89 percent to HUF 41,470, while MOL gained 1.51 percent to HUF 5,055, according to Privatbankar. Richter advanced 0.57 percent, while Magyar Telekom fell 0.23 percent. OTP generated HUF 26.1 billion in turnover and MOL generated HUF 4.1 billion.

The Budapest Stock Exchange's total equity-market turnover reached HUF 32.5 billion. Portfolio said Opus was the strongest mid-cap, rising 2.5 percent, while Granit Bank was the weakest, falling 2.9 percent.

What is ahead

The next session will include Hungary's September consumer-price release on October 7, 2026, according to the published regional economic calendar. Internationally, minutes from the Federal Reserve's September 15-16 meeting are scheduled for 2:00 p.m. ET on October 7, as noted by PipTheory.

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