The Bucharest bourse’s main index BET fell 2.27% to 4,487.56, while the composite index, BET-C, dropped 2.37% to 2,730.2.
The only two BET issuers to see an increase were BRD-Groupe Societe Generale (BRD.RO), which gained 0.9% to 11.2 lei (EUR2.6) and state-owned gas transporter Transgaz (TGN.RO), which rose 0.5% on the day, to RON188.
BET-FI, which includes investment fund Fondul Proprietatea (FP.RO) and the regional investment funds SIFs, declined 1.7% to 17,390.04.
The Proprietatea fund fell 3.9% to RON0.442, while the SIFs dropped 0.7% on average.
BET-FI’s decline was somewhat tempered by the 2.6% day-on-day rise, to RON0.7995, seen by SIF Banat-Crisana (SIF1.RO). SIF Muntenia (SIF4.RO) saw the greatest decline, falling 2.9% on the day, to RON0.505.
Wider blue-chip tracker BET-XT fell 2%, while the index tracking energy companies, BET-NG, dropped 2.1%.
Trades unfolded Friday on the Bucharest Stock Exchange amounted to RON38.41 million, compared to RON48.83 million in the previous session.
The Proprietatea fund was today’s top-traded issuer. Its stock was involved in transactions worth a total RON15.26 million.
SIF Oltenia (SIF5.RO) was the second-top traded issuer. Its shares inched down 0.1%, to RON0.999, on a traded value of RON3.64 million.
Other popular stock included Erste Group Bank (EBS.RO), which fell 4.3% to RON101.5, and Banca Transilvania (TLV.RO), which declined 2.8% to RON1.03. (EUR1=RON4.2669)