The Bucharest stoxk exchange’s composite BET-C fell 0.17%, but the main index BET inched up 0.06%.
BET-FI, which tracks Fondul Proprietatea (FP.RO) and the five regional inverstment funds (SIFs), closed up 1.3%. Proprietatea rose 1.36% to a fresh six-month high, and the five SIFs posted gains between 0.8% and 1.8%.
The investment funds’ increases also lifted by 0.4% the BET-XT index, which tracks the top 25 most traded issuers.
On the other hand, declines of almost all energy stocks traded in Bucharest led to a 1.76% drop of the BET-NG index. OMV Petrom (SNP.RO) and Transelectrica (TEL.RO) both fell 1.6%, while Transgaz (TGN.RO) decreased by 1.5%. Rompetrol Rafinare shares dropped 2.5%.
The bourse’s overall traded value was at 60.4 million lei (EUR13.9 million) Thursday, dowm from RON71 million the day before. The turnover was helped by several transactions concluded on the deal market with shares of BRD-Groupe Societe Generale (BRD.RO), SIF Transilvania (SIF3.RO), Fondul Proprietatea and Azomures (AZO.RO), for a total of RON11.6 million.
On the main market, BRD closed up 1.5%, while Erste Group Bank (EBS.RO) shares continued their recent rally with a 5.1% growth. SIF Transilvania rose 0.9%, SIF Moldova (SIF2.RO) added 1.4%, while SIF Muntenia (SIF4.RO) led all SIFs with a 1.8% increase. (EUR1=RON4.347)