At about 10:45 local time, the bourse’s BET index was 0.26% lower from Tuesday’s closing level, and general index BET-C was losing 0.41%.

BET-FI, which tracks Fondul Proprietatea (FP.RO) and five regional investment funds (SIFs), was gaining 0.22%. Proprietatea was flat on the day.

The bourse’s overall traded value amounted to some 0.74 million lei (EUR0.16 million). Share trades contributed RON0.44 million and transactions with structural products about RON0.3 million.

Erste Group Bank (EBS.RO) was top-traded issuer on the main market, with share trades worth RON0.1 million.

Bucharest benchmark index BET-BK was adding a mere 0.18%, while extended blue-chip index BET-XT was 0.14% lower.

Energy stocks tracker BET-NG was losing 0.27% at around 10:45, weighed down by OMV Petrom (SNP.RO), which was falling 0.67%, and Rompetrol Rafinare (RRC.RO), with a 2.5% decrease. (EUR1=RON4.4099)