The Bucharest Stock Exchange’s composite index BET-C fell 0.84% to 3,229.19, while the main index BET dropped 0.49% to 5,364.71.
The 0.11% increase to 0.3805 lei (EUR0.09) seen by the indexes’ heaviest issuer, Petrom, could not offset the decline seen by Banca Transilvania (TLV.RO) and BRD-Groupe Societe Generale (BRD.RO).
Banca Transilvania closed down 0.75% at to RON1.19, while BRD fell 0.65% to RON13.72.
BET-FI, the index tracking the Proprietatea fund and the SIFs, dropped 1.19% to 21,642.77, as the Proprietatea fund dipped 0.87% to RON0.5115 and the SIFs dropped 1.25% on average.
SIF Oltenia (SIF5.RO) fell 2.12% to RON1.339, while SIF Moldova (SIF2.RO) decreased by 1.23%, to RON1.205.
The BET Extended index, or BET-XT, which tracks the top 25 blue-chips, fell 0.76% to 493.5, while the index tracking energy companies, BET-NG, closed at 759.62, down 0.29% on the day.
Trades unfolded on the Bucharest Stock Exchange Wednesday amounted to just RON14.93 million, with RON9.66 million coming from trades in the Proprietatea fund.
SIF Banat-Crisana (SIF1.RO) was today’s second-top traded issuer, after the Proprietatea fund. Its stock fell 1.8% to RON0.984, on a traded value of just RON753,176.
Other popular stock included Oltchim (OLT.RO), which dove nearly 11% to RON1.426, and Amonil (AMO.RO), which reared 0.6% to RON0.0168. (EUR1=RON4.2323)