The Bucharest Stock Exchange’s composite index BET-C fell 0.39% on the day, to 2,868.53, while BET index dropped 0.76% to 4,694.92.
BET’s decline was somewhat tempered when OMV Petrom (SNP.RO), its heaviest issuer, inched up 0.6% to 1.046 lei (EUR0.25).
BET-FI, the index tracking the SIFs and the Proprietatea fund, inched up 0.22% to 18,108.12.
The tracker’s evolution was held back by the 1.18% decline seen by SIF Oltenia (SIF5.RO), to RON1. The Proprietatea fund closed flat at RON0.45, while the SIFs gained 0.39% on average.
Wider blue-chip index BET-XT dipped 0.48% and the index tracking energy companies, BET-NG, declined 1%.
The Bucharest Stock Exchange’s overall traded value reached RON20.95 million Thursday, with RON12.48 million coming from trades in the Proprietatea fund.
Other popular stock included BRD-Groupe Societe Generale (BRD.RO), which dropped 1.27% on the day, and Alro Slatina (ALR.RO), which gained 2.43%. (EUR1=RON4.2457)