At around 10:33 am, the Bucharest Stock Exchange’s composite index BET-C was down 1.54% from Wednesday’s closing value, while blue-chip index BET was losing 1.45%. Oltchim (OLT.RO) was down 9% on the day, after closing down 3.3% in the previous session.
BET-FI, which tracks the five regional investment funds SIFs and Fondul Proprietatea (FP.RO), was down 1.48% on the day.
Wider blue-chip index BET-XT was down 1.67% on the day, while the energy tracker BET-NG was falling 1.93%.
Trades unfolded on the Bucharest Stock Exchange by 10:36 am amounted to 4.4 million lei (EUR1.05 million).
Popular stock early Thursday included Fondul Proprietatea, Oltchim, BRD-Groupe Societe Generale (BRD.RO), SIF Oltenia (SIF5.RO) and SIF Moldova (SIF2.RO). (EUR1=RON4.1756)