BET-NG closed up 1.07%, to 649.9, helped by the 6.8% rise of Rompetrol Rafinare (RRC.RO), which counterweighted the 2.8% decline seen by Rompetrol Well Services (PTR.RO).

However, the bourse’s main index BET fell 0.62% to 4,588.5, while the composite index BET-C inched down 0.09% to 2,803.42.

Both indexes were held back by the 2.3% drop seen by Banca Transilvania (TLV.RO), and the 2% decline of Transelectrica (TEL.RO) shares.

BET-FI, the index tracking the five regional investment funds, or SIFs, and Fondul Proprietatea (FP.RO), declined 0.11% to 17,363.51.

The Proprietatea fund, BET-FI’s heaviest issuer, fell 1.11% on the day, to 0.435 lei (EUR0.1).

The SIFs dropped 0.4% on average. SIF Oltenia (SIF5.RO) closed flat at RON0.96, while SIF Banat-Crisana (SIF1.RO) dropped 0.67% to RON0.8205.

Wider blue-chip index BET-XT dipped 0.44% to 411.99.

Trades unfolded on the Bucharest bourse Tuesday amounted to RON37.2 million, with RON8.62 million coming from deal market trades in the Proprietatea fund and SIF Moldova (SIF2.RO). Another RON13.13 million came from main market trades in the Proprietatea fund.

Other popular stock included BRD-Groupe Societe Generale (BRD.RO), which fell 1.3% to RON11.45, and OMV Petrom (SNP.RO), which rose 1.3% on the day, to RON0.324. (EUR1=RON4.2429)