The BET index was falling 0.34% at 11:00 local time (GMT0800), with Fondul Proprietatea (FP.RO) down 0.3%, and Banca Transilvania (TLV.RO) losing about 1.92%.

Composite index BET-C was falling a mere 0.08%, while Bucharest benchmark index BET-BK was up 0.28%

BET-FI, which tracks Fondul Proprietatea and the five regional investment funds (SIFs), was gaining 0.5%, supported by three issuers.

Energy stocks tracker BET-NG inched 0.1% higher, helped mainly by Transgaz (TGN), which rose 0.49%, OMV Petrom (SNP.RO), with a 0.05% increase, and Transelectrica (TEL.RO), which was adding 0.15%.

The traded values were at around RON1.16 million (EUR0.27 million) at 11:00, with almost RON1.14 million coming from share trades.

Erste Group Bank (EBS.RO) was top-traded issuer on the main market with share transactions worth RON0.55 million and was followed by Petrom with about RON0.17 million. (EUR1=RON4.3428)