The Bucharest bourse’s main index BET was down 244.62 points, or 3.80%, at 6.190,96, while composite index BET-C closed down 3.31% on the day, to 3.160,48.

BET-FI, which tracks Fondul Proprietatea (FP.RO) and the five regional investment funds SIFs, lost 5.08% on the day, at 28.766.41. Fondul Proprietatea closed down 3.55%, while the five SIFs saw declines between 3.43% and 7.78%, respectively.

Bucharest benchmark index BET-BK finished the session at 1.176,04, down 4.16% on the day, while energy stocks tracker BET-NG fell 3.05% to 632.93.

The wider BET-XT closed at 568.05, down 4.11% on the day.

Overall trading reached 62.38 million lei (EUR13.8 million), lower from RON81.7 million Friday.

Top-traded stocks included Fondul Proprietatea, SIF Transilvania (SIF3.RO), OMV Petrom (SNP.RO) and Transgaz (TGN.RO).