Foreigners bought shares worth RON59.7 million on the Bucharest bourse in August, while their sales stood at RON93.3 million. Local investors bought shares worth RON325.6 million and sold shares totaling RON341.5 million.
The Bucharest stock exchange’s general BET-C index fell 9.44% in August, in line with the global sell-off in the aftermath of the US downgrade from its top-tier AAA credit ranking by Standard & Poor’s.
The listed companies’ market capitalization declined 16.5% to RON92.2 billion, from RON110.5 billion in July.