At around 11:55 am, the main indexes of the Bucharest stock exchange–composite index BET-C and blue-chip tracker BET–were down 0.6%

BET-FI, which tracks the SIFs and Fondul Proprietatea (FP.RO), was down 0.8%.

Both the extended blue-chip index BET-XT and the energy stocks tracker BET-NG were losing 0.7%.

The Bucharest stock exchange’s traded value stood at 16.6 million lei (EUR3.8 million), with Proprietatea dominating early trades. Other issuers that attracted investors’ interest were the SIFs and Banca Transilvania (TLV.RO). (EUR1=RON4.2778)