The Bucharest bourse’s composite index BET-C closed at 2,735.79, down 0.6% on the day, but the 10-share blue-chip index BET posted a larger decline, dragged down by its two heaviest components, Banca Transilvania (TLV.RO) and OMV Petrom (SNP.RO). BET dropped 1.8% to 4,473.23, as Banca Transilvania stock fell 4.9%, while Petrom ended down 2.5%.
BET-FI, which tracks Fondul Proprietatea (FP.RO) and the five regional investment funds SIFs, fell 1.3% to 17,017.09.
The extended blue-chip index BET-XT declined 1.6% at 402.8, while energy stocks tracker BET-NG inched down 0.1% to 620.54.
The bourse’s overall traded value stood at 89.9 million lei (EUR21 million), similar with Wednesday’s trading figures.
Proprietatea was the most traded stock, with RON20 million worth of trades on the regular market and four special deals worth an overall RON37.2 million.
The SIFs were down between 0.07% and 2.8%, while BRD fell 0.9%.
On the Rasdaq market, shares of edible oil producer Argus Constanta (UARG.RO) were back in focus, as three stakes amounting to some 10% of the company’s stock were traded for a total RON13 million. (EUR1=RON4.2885)