The Bucharest bourse’s BET index closed down 2.2% on the day, at 4,216.59, while the composite index BET-C dropped 1.6% to 2,618.48.
BET-FI, which tracks the regional investment funds (SIFs) and Fondul Proprietatea (FP.RO) fell 1.8% to 17,193.79.
The bourse’s overall traded value increased to 45.6 million lei (EUR10.6 million), higher than RON38 million on Thursday.
The extended blue-chip index BET-XT fell 2%, while BET-NG, the index tracking the energy stocks closed down 2.3% on the day.
As usual, Fondul Proprietatea was the most-traded issuer, with its stocks down 1.7% at RON0.4325. On both the regular and the deals market, trades with Proprietatea stock amounted to RON23.6 million.
Other financial stocks were among the most-sought issuers, with Erste Group Bank (EBS.RO) down 9.6%, and BRD-Groupe Societe Generale (BRD.RO) losing 1.3%. (EUR1=RON4.3072)