The BET-C closed down 21.03 points, or 0.66%, at 3149.98, while the BET index fell 0.8% to 5990.19.

Fondul Proprietatea closed at 0.778 lei (EUR0.174) a share, 0.13% higher on the day. The fund’s shares reached a record high of RON0.8095 in intraday trading after it set a purchase price of RON1 a share for its planned buyback offer of 4.35% of its own shares.

The BET-FI index, which tracks Fondul Proprietatea and the five regional investment funds SIFs, gained 13.58 points, or 0.05%, at 26896.75.

The BET-BK finished the session 0.47% lower at 1131.13 points, while the BET-NG declined 0.72% at 639.05.

The wider BET-XT closed at 537.87, down 0.59% on the day.

Overall trading rose to RON54.02 million (EUR12.13 million), from RON47.38 million a day earlier. Trading with Fondul Proprietatea stock amounted to RON42.2 million of total.

Austrian Erste Group Bank AG (EBS.RO) was a distant second with total deals worth RON2.44 million, followed by SIF Transilvania (SIF3.RO) and SIF Banat-Crisana (SIF1.RO) with RON1.57 million and RON1.33 million, respectively. (EUR1=RON4.4508)