Overall trading was 108.3 million lei (EUR23.9 million), well above RON33.8 million a day earlier.

The BET-C closed down 6.91 points, or 0.21%, at 3,264.61, while the BET index declined 10.24 points, or 0.16% at 6,421.36.

BET-FI, which tracks Fondul Proprietatea (FP.RO) and the five regional investment funds SIFs, lost 0.94% on the day, at 30,602.26.

A stake of 5% in SIF Muntenia was traded for RON38.7 million earlier Thursday. The price per share was 6.67% higher than the closing price Wednesday, of RON0.9.

Also today, four deals with an aggregate stake of 4.31% in SIF Moldova were made in exchange for RON32.5 million. The per share price was 1.75% above the Wednesday closing price of RON1.425.

SIF Muntenia’s shares closed 1.89% lower on the day at RON0.883, while SIF Moldova lost 1.05% at RON1.41.

Bucharest benchmark index BET-BK finished the session at 1,240.61, down 0.73%, while energy stocks tracker BET-NG fell 0.32% to 650.11.

The wider BET-XT closed at 592.99, down 0.35% on the day.

Top-traded issuers included Fondul Proprietatea, Romgaz, BRD, Banca Transilvania and OMV Petrom. (EUR1=RON4.5239)