At around 10:56 am, the Bucharest Stock Exchange’s composite index BET-C was down 0.55%, while 10-share blue-chip index BET was falling 0.61%.

BET-FI, the index tracking investment fund Fondul Proprietatea (FP.RO) and the five regional investment funds, or SIFs, was down 1.43%.

Wider blue-chip index BET-XT was down 0.88%, while the index tracking energy companies, BET-NG, was up 0.11%.

Trades unfolded on the Bucharest Stock Exchange by 10:59 am amounted to 2.51 million lei (EUR593,500).

Popular stock early Monday included SIF Oltenia (SIF5.RO), the Proprietatea Fund, SIF Transilvania (SIF3.RO), Electroarges (ELGS.RO) and Oltchim. (EUR1=RON4.2291)