The Bucharest bourse’s BET index closed down 0.23% on the day, while composite index BET-C inched 0.02% lower.

BET-FI, which tracks the main investment funds, inched down 0.06%, with Fondul Proprietatea (FP.RO) ending 0.5% lower, SIF Moldova (SIF2.RO), down 0.62%, and SIF Oltenia (SIF5.RO) down 0.4%. The other issuers closed higher on the day.

Benchmark index BET-BK ended up 0.51%, fueled by Erste Group Bank’s (EBS.RO) 2.6% increase, but extended blue-chip index BET-XT inched down 0.08%.

Energy stocks tracker BET-NG fell 0.55%, dragged down by Transgaz (TGN.RO), which closed 0.52% lower, and OMV Petrom (SNP.RO), which closed down 1.11%.

The bourse’s total turnover amounted to 34.92 million lei (EUR7.96 million), slightly lower from RON36.19 million on Tuesday. Share transactions amounted to RON33.78 million, with almost a half coming from special deals with the shares of Proprietatea, Banca Transilvania (TLV.RO) and Transgaz (TLV.RO).

Proprietatea was top-traded issuer on the regular market as well, with share transactions worth RON14.19 million. (EUR1=RON 4.3825)