At around 10:49 local time, the Bucharest Stock Exchange’s composite index BET-C was down 1.28% from Monday closing value, and the main index BET was down 0.98%.

BET-FI, the index tracking the regional investment funds, or SIFs, and Fondul Proprietatea (FP.RO), was losing 1.49%.

Wider blue-chip index BET-XT was down 1.22%, while the index following energy companies, BET-NG, was down 1.16%.

Trades unfolded on the Bucharest Stock Exchange by 10:51 amounted to 19.53 million lei (EUR4.62 million), fueled by a special deal worth RON11 million with Proprietatea shares.

On the regular market, popular stock early Tuesday included Fondul Proprietatea, Banca Transilvania (TLV.RO), the SIFs, OMV Petrom (SNP.RO) and Erste Group Bank (EBS.RO). (EUR1=RON4.2272)