At around 11:00 local time (GMT0800), the Bucharest bourse’s BET index was down 0.16% from Thursday closing level, with lender Banca Transilvania (TLV.RO) losing 0.42% and BRD (BRD.RO) falling 0.44%. Fondul Proprietatea (FP.RO) and OMV Petrom (SNP.RO) were losing 0.62% and 0.43%, respectively.

Composite index BET-C was down 0.32% and Bucharest benchmark index BET-BK was falling 0.25%.

BET-FI, which tracks Fondul Proprietatea and five regional investment funds (SIFs), dropped 0.25%. SIF Muntenia (SIF4.RO) was the only issuer in green territory, while SIF Transilvania (SIF3.RO) and SIF Oltenia (SIF5.RO) were flat on the day.

Energy stocks tracker BET-NG rose 0.22%.

The bourse’s overall traded value amounted to 1.9 million lei (EUR0.43 million) at 11:00, with share trades worth RON1.7 million.

Fondul Proprietatea was top-traded issuer on the main market with share transfers of RON0.94 million.(EUR1=RON4.476)