At around 10:57 local time (GMT0857), the Bucharest market’s BET index was down 0.3% from Tuesday’s closing level, and general index BET-C was down 0.18%.

Transelectrica (TEL.RO) inched 0.29% higher, but OMV Petrom (SNP.RO) and BRD-Groupe Societe Generale (BRD.RO) were down 0.63% and 0.34% respectively.

BET-FI, which tracks Fondul Proprietatea and the five regional investment funds (SIFs), was 0.04% lower, dragged down by SIF Oltenia (SIF5.RO), with a 0.33% decrease. Proprietatea inched down 0.08% on the day.

Bucharest benchmark index BET-BK was flat and BET-XT was 0.16% lower.

Energy stocks tracker BET-NG was a mere 0.01% lower on the day.

At around 10:57, the bourse’s total traded value reached 2.36 million lei (EUR0.54 million), with RON1.9 million coming from share trades and RON0.5 million from transactions with structured products. Fondul Proprietatea was top traded issuer with share transactions worth RON1.4 million. (EUR1=RON4.3749)