European investors await data US jobs due for release later in the day, a report which is believed to have a significant impact on the US presidential election.
At around 10:35 local time (GMT0835), the Bucharest bourse’s BET index was down 0.16%, but composite index BET-C was up 0.07%.
BET-FI, which tracks the main investment funds, was flat on the day, as Fondul Proprietatea (FP.RO) traded up 0.37%, but SIF Oltenia (SIF5.RO) was losing 0.35%.
The benchmark index BET-BK was up a mere 0.03%, while BET-XT traded down 0.2%.
Energy stocks tracker BET-NG was rising 0.56%, lifted by Transgaz’s (TGN.RO) 1% increase, while OMV Petrom (SNP.RO) was up 0.4%.
The bourse’s overall traded value was higher than in previous sessions around the same time, reaching 1.4 million lei (EUR0.3 million) at around 10:35. Trades with Fondul Proprietatea stock covered roughly half of the total amount, and investors also were interested in the shares of Erste Group Bank (EBS.RO) and SIF Transilvania (SIF3.RO). (EUR1=RON4.5318)