The local bourse’s BET index ended down 0.86% from Wednesday’s closing level, and general index BET-C fell 0.7%.

BET-FI, which tracks Fondul Proprietatea and the five regional investment funds (SIFs), ended 2.29% lower, dragged down mainly by SIF Moldova (SIF2.RO), which lost almost 18% on the ex-dividend day. Proprietatea fell 0.83%, at 0.66 lei (EUR0.15) a share.

Bucharest benchmark index BET-BK closed down 1.26%, and extended blue-chip index BET-XT lost 1.68%.

Energy stocks tracker BET-NG ended 0.43% lower.

The bourse’s overall traded value amounted to only RON14.2 million (EUR3.2 million). Some RON11 million came from share trades, with Proprietatea contributing some RON6.2 million. (EUR1=RON4.3747)