At around 11:00 local time (GMT0900), the Bucharest bourse’s BET index was down 0.21%, and composite index BET-C was 0.04% lower.

BET-FI, which tracks the main investment funds, lost 0.42%. Fondul Proprietatea (FP.RO) traded down 0.55%, at 0.538 lei (EUR0.11).

The benchmark index BET-BK gained 0.11%, while BET-XT traded down 0.16%.

Energy stocks tracker BET-NG dropped 0.21%, weighed down by Rompetrol Rafinare (RRC.RO), which fell 3.03%. OMV Petrom (SNP.RO) was down 0.24%, while Transelectrica (TEL.RO) decreased 0.43%.

The bourse’s overall traded value stood at 0.96 million lei (EUR0.21 million) at around 11:00. Erste Group Bank (EBS.RO) was top traded issuer on the main market with share transactions of RON0.17 million. (EUR1=RON4.523)