The Bucharest Stock Exchange’s composite index BET-C fell 0.49% on the day, to 3,383.29, while the main index BET fell 0.42% to 5,592.87.
Among the blue-chips, the greatest declines were posted by chemical company Azomures (AZO.RO), which fell 2.43% to 0.7825 lei (EUR0.186), and brokerage firm SSIF Broker (BRK.RO), which fell 2.43% to RON0.26. However, these are also the lightest issues in the BET index, so their influence was not as powerful as the 1.48% decline of OMV Petrom (SNP.RO), the heaviest issuer, to RON0.399.
BET-FI, the index tracking the Proprietatea fund and the five regional investment funds, or SIFs, fell 0.6% on the day, as the SIFs fell 1% on average but their decline was partly offset by the 0.47% increase, to RON0.536, seen by the Proprietatea fund.
Wider blue-chip index BET-XT fell 0.6% on the day, to 519.87, while the index tracking energy companies, BET-NG, closed down 1.37%, to 797.8.
Among the energy companies, Oil Terminal (OIL.RO) was the only one with an increase today, as it closed at RON0.2588, up 1.49% on the day. State-owned power grid operator Transelectrica (TEL.RO) closed flat at RON22.64.
Trades unfolded on the Bucharest Stock Exchange Friday amounted to RON54.56 million, with RON15.91 million coming from main market trades in the Proprietatea fund, and RON21.32 million coming from a total three deal market trades in BRD-Groupe Societe Generale (BRD.RO) and the Proprietatea fund.
A 0.14% stake in BRD was sold on the deal market for RON14.2 million. BRD shares closed at RON14.2, up 0.5% on the day.
Other popular stock included SIF Oltenia (SIF5.RO), which fell 1.45% to RON1.429, and Banca Transilvania (TLV.RO), which dropped 0.49% to RON1.23. (EUR1=RON4.2037)