The BET index was falling 1% at 11:00 local time (GMT0800), with Petrom trading down 0.34%, and BRD (BRD.RO) losing about 1%.
Composite index BET-C was falling 0.27%, and Bucharest benchmark index BET-BK was down a mere 0.13%
BET-FI, which tracks Fondul Proprietatea (FP.RO) and the five regional investment funds (SIFs), lost a mere 0.01%, dragged down by SIF Transilvania (SIF3.RO), which fell 1.61%. Proprietatea was trading flat, at RON0.66 a share.
Energy stocks tracker BET-NG inched 0.19% higher, helped mainly by Transgaz (TGN), which rose 0.42%.
The traded values were at around RON3.16 million (EUR0.72 million) at 11:00, with almost RON3.11 million coming from share trades.
Petrom was top-traded issuer on the main market with share transactions worth about RON1 million, and contributed RON.97 million through one special deal. (EUR1=RON4.3395)