The Bucharest Stock Exchange’s composite index BET-C and main index BET dropped 1.28% and 1.16% respectively.

BET-FI, the index tracking the Proprietatea fund and the five SIFs, dipped 0.25% on the day, to 16,380.28.

Wider blue-chip index BET-XT fell 0.98% to 391.52, while the index tracking energy companies, BET-NG, declined 0.98% on the day.

Trades unfolded Thursday on the Bucharest Stock Exchange amounted to 19.79 million lei (EUR4.58 million).

The Proprietatea fund was the top-traded issuer. Its stocks closed down 0.18%, to RON0.452, on a traded value of RON8.52 million.

Erste Group Bank (EBS.RO) was the second-top traded issuer. Its shares fell 3.36% to RON74.7, following trades worth a total RON2.86 million.

Other popular stock included SIF Oltenia (SIF5.RO), SIF Transilvania (SIF3.RO) and OMV Petrom (SNP.RO). (EUR1=RON4.3148)