The US stock markets closed undecided Thursday, after disappointing results announced by Abercrombie & Finch and lowered sales expectations by Dell.
Asian stock markets closed in the red, as the Japanese yen strengthened and Japanese exports eased. The greatest declines were seen by tech and raw material companies.
At around 10:38 local time (GMT0738), the Bucharest Stock Exchange’s composite index BET-C was falling 1.27%, while the main index BET was down 1.35%.
BET-FI, the index tracking the regional investment funds, or SIFs, and Fondul Proprietatea (FP.RO), was declining 1.47%.
The BET Extended index, or BET-XT, which tracks the top 25 most traded stocks, was down 1.39%, while energy companies tracker BET-NG was down 0.66%.
Trades unfolded on the Bucharest Stock Exchange by 10:38 amounted to 2.43 million lei (EUR570,000).
Top-traded issuers early Thursday included the Proprietatea fund, the SIFs, as well as oil company OMV Petrom (SNP.RO). (EUR1=RON4.2609)