At around 10:43 am, the Bucharest Stock Exchange’s composite index BET-C was down 1% from Wednesday’s closing value, while main index BET was falling 0.97%.

BET-FI, the index tracking the five regional investment funds, or SIFs, and the Proprietatea fund, was down 0.84%.

The BET Extended index, or BET-XT, which tracks the top 25 blue-chips, was down 0.76%, while the index tracking energy companies, BET-NG, was diving 3.07%.

Trades unfolded on the Bucharest Stock Exchange by 10:46 amounted to 3.25 million lei (EUR764,400).

Aside from the Proprietatea fund and Oltchim, popular stock early Thursday included Transgaz (TGN.RO), SIF Oltenia (SIF5.RO) and SIF Transilvania (SIF3.RO). (EUR1=RON4.2517)