The Bucharest bourse’s composite index BET-C inched down 0.02 %, to 2,594.48, while blue chip index BET gained 0.51%, to 4,606.74.

The BET-FI index, which tracks the five regional investment funds (SIFs) and Fondul Proprietatea (FP.RO), declined 0.07%. Proprietatea closed up 0.43%, to 0.4710 lei (EUR0.10) per share. SIF Transilvania (SIF3.RO) and SIF Crisana-Banat (SIF1.RO) ended up 0.42% and 0.36%, respectively. The three other regional investment funds closed in red territory.

The extended blue-chip index BET-XT gained 0.28%. The Bucharest bourse’s benchmark index BET-BK closed almost flat. Erste Group Bank (EBS.RO) lost 1.05%.

Energy stocks tracker BET-NG fell 0.77%, as all issuers closed in red. OMV Petrom (SNP.RO) dropped 0.74%, Transgaz (TGN.RO) lost 0.62%, Transelectrica (TEL.RO) declined 0.08% and Rompetrol Rafinare (RRC.RO) 1.34%. Rompetrol Well Services (PTR.RO) closed flat.

The bourse’s overall traded value stood at RON33.9 million (EUR7.5 million). Share trades amounted to RON31.7 million (EUR7 million), with RON22.3 million coming from three special deals with BRD – Groupe Societe Generale, Fondul Proprietatea and OMV Petrom shares, of RON15.96 million, RON4.66 million and RON1.65 million, respectively.

BRD closed flat on the day, at RON9.1500 per share.

Proprietatea was top-traded issuer on the main market, with share transactions worth RON3.56 million, and was followed by OMV Petrom with RON1.75 million. (EUR1=RON4.5252)