At around 10:43 local time (GMT0843), the Bucharest bourse’s BET index was down a mere 0.08%, while the general index BET-C was losing 0.13%.
BET-FI, which tracks Fondul Proprietatea (FP.RO) and the five regional investment funds (SIFs), was down 0.3%, while the extended blue-chip index BET-XT was falling 0.2%.
However, energy stocks tracker BET-NG inched up 0.3%, lifted mainly by Rompetrol Rafinare’s (RRC.RO) 2% advance.
Transelectrica (TEL.RO) was gaining almost 0.9%, but OMV Petrom (SNP.RO) was losing 1%.
Among the SIFs, SIF Banat Crisana (SIF1.RO) was recording the largest decline, of 1.7%, while SIF Transilvania (SIF3.RO) was the only one in green territory, with its shares up 0.5%.
Fondul Proprietatea traded flat on the day, while Banca Transilvania (TLV.RO) was gaining almost 0.5%.
At around 10:44 hours, the bourse’s overall traded value was just 2.8 million lei (EUR0.6 million), compared with some RON10 million at around the same time Monday. (EUR1=RON4.3514)