The Bucharest Stock Exchange’s composite index BET-C inched up 0.06% on the day, to 3,312.73, while main index BET rose 0.17%, to 5,509.64.
There were no outstanding developments for the stocks included in both indexes, but the BET-C index was most likely held back by the 3.96% decline of Rompetrol Rafinare and the 3.94% decline of chemical company Oltchim (OLT.RO).
Another index affected by Rompetrol Rafinare’s decline was BET-NG, which closed in the red, since the 0.62% increase of OMV Petrom (SNP.RO) and 0.47% increase of Transgaz (TGN.RO), its two heaviest issuers, could not offset the loss.
BET-FI, the index tracking the five regional investment funds, or SIFs, and traditional liquidity driver Fondul Proprietatea (FP.RO), closed up 0.73%, to 22,659.96. All issuers included in the index posted growths, except for SIF Transilvania (SIF3.RO), which closed flat at RON0.5185.
The BET Extended index, or BET-XT, which tracks the top 25 blue-chips and includes the SIFs, rose 0.22% on the day, to 508.55, undaunted by the 6% decline of Teraplast (TRP.RO).
Trades unfolded Friday on the Bucharest Stock Exchange amounted to 43.29 million lei (EUR10.27 million), with a total RON26.88 million coming from deal and main market trades in the Proprietatea fund, which closed at RON0.5345, up 0.85% on the day.
Carbochim (CBC.RO), today’s second-top traded stock, dove 15%, the maximum allowed variation, to RON7.82, on a traded value of RON5.83 million, a day after two of its shareholders–SIF Banat-Crisana (SIF1.RO) and SSIF Broker (BRK.RO)–exited the company following trades worth a total of RON7.6 million.
The shares of Erste Group Bank (EBS.RO) fell 3.14% to RON141.9, while lender BRD-Groupe Societe Generale (BRD.RO) saw its stock inch up 0.14% to RON14.1.
Other popular stock Friday included SIF Moldova (SIF2.RO), which rose 1.05% to RON1.257, and Banca Transilvania (TLV.RO), which fell 0.82% to RON1.21. (EUR1=RON4.216)