Oltchim (OLT.RO) shares witnessed the highest increase, of 13.57%, to 0.795 lei a share (EUR0.17).
The Bucharest bourse’s composite index BET-C dropped 1.15%, and blue chip index BET fell 1.6%.
The BET-FI index, which tracks the five regional investment funds (SIFs) and Fondul Proprietatea (FP.RO) lost 0.6%. Proprietatea closed down 1.04%, to RON0.4750 (EUR0.10) a share. SIF Muntenia (SIF4.RO) was the only regional investment fund to close in green, with a 0.92% increase.
The extended blue-chip index BET-XT closed 1.2% lower. The Bucharest bourse’s benchmark index BET-BK dropped 0.56%. Erste Group Bank (EBS.RO) closed down 0.44%, to RON68.2 (EUR14.8) a share.
Energy stocks tracker BET-NG saw a 1.6% decrease. OMV Petrom (SNP.RO) lost 1.97%, Transelectrica (TEL.RO) fell 1.11% and Transgaz (TGN.RO) dropped 2.96%. Rompetrol Rafinare (RRC.RO) closed up 0.61%.
The bourse’s overall turnover stood at 5.9 million lei (EUR1.3 million), down from RON26.4 million (EUR5.8 million) on the previous day. Share trades amounted to RON4.8 million (EUR1.04 million).
SIF Oltenia (SIF5.RO), which closed down 0.25%, was top-traded issuer on the main market, with share transactions worth RON578,894. It was followed by SIF Moldova (SIF2.RO), with RON534,736, and Fondul Proprietatea, with RON520,049. (EUR1=RON4.5848)