The value of transactions with shares rose to RON541.9 million (EUR121.3 million) from RON528.7 million (EUR117.9 million) in February but fell 32% compared with the same period a year before.
Average daily trading value was RON23.6 million (EUR5.2 million) in March, slightly down from February.
In March, investors traded shares, fund units, bonds and structured products of nearly RON591.3 million (EUR132.4 million), similar with the previous month.
According to the bourse, the market capitalization of all companies listed on the Bucharest Stock Exchange was RON132.8 billion (EUR29.7 billion), of which Romanian companies accounted for RON72.4 billion (EUR16.1 billion), up from the previous month.
In March, the most traded stocks were Banca Transilvania , Fondul Proprietatea, BRD-Groupe Societe Generale, Romgaz and OMV Petrom (SNP), exceeding RON400 million.
Total return index BET-TR also rose 5.45%.
In the region, Hungary’s stock exchange registered the highest growth, of 11.7%, followed by Poland, with 9.4%, while the Bulgarian stock exchange fell 0.8%.