The Bucharest bourse’s BET index closed down 0.72% from Thursday’s closing level, while composite index BET-C fell 0.45%.
BET-FI, which tracks the main investment funds, was down 0.15%. Fondul Proprietatea (FP.RO) dropped 0.37% and SIF Muntenia (SIF4.RO) was down 0.68%, but SIF Banat-Crisana (SIF1.RO) and SIF Transilvania (SIF3.RO) rose 0.8% and 0.23%, respectively.
The bourse’s benchmark index BET-BK was down 0.45%, and wider blue-chip index BET-XT was losing 0.5%.
Energy stocks tracker BET-NG fell 0.84%, dragged down by Transelectrica (TEL.RO), which declined 3.4%. OMV Petrom (SNP.RO) fell 0.7% and Rompetrol Rafinare (RRC.RO) decreased 1.3%, but Transgaz (TGN.RO) rose 0.5%.
The bourse’s ovearll traded value was 8.8 million lei (EUR1.9 million), but share trades accounted for just RON7.4 million (EUR1.6 million), down 61% from Thursday. Fondul Proprietatea and Petrom were the most traded issuers on the main market, followed by SIF Banat-Crisana and SIF Transilvania. (EUR1=RON4.5349)