The Bucharest bourse’s BET index closed down 0.49% from Friday closing level, while general index BET-C fell 0.32%.

Among the most traded stocks, BRD-Groupe Societe Generale (BRD.RO) went down 2.1% and Banca Transilvania (TLV.RO) inched 0.1% lower, while Petrom rose 0.3%.

BET-FI, which tracks Fondul Proprietatea (FP.RO) and the five regional investment funds (SIFs), closed a mere 0.06% higher, lifted by SIF Moldova (SIF2.RO) and SIF Transilvania (SIF3.RO), which increased 0.7% and 0.5% respectively. SIF Oltenia (SIF5.RO) dropped 0.7%, while Proprietatea closed flat on the day.

Bucharest benchmark index BET-BK was down 0.09%, while extended blue-chip index BET-XT fell 0.35%.

Energy stocks tracker BET-NG closed 0.26% lower, dragged down mainly by Transelectrica (TEL.RO) and Oil Terminal (OIL.RO). Transelectrica was down 0.7%, while Oil Terminal lost 5.8%.

The bourse’s overall traded value reached 71.5 million lei (EUR16.4 million). Four deals with Petrom shares, worth a total RON41.9 million, ensured almost 60% of the total turnover.

On the regular market, the investment funds were the most traded issuers. Shares of SIF Oltenia were involved in transactions worth RON5 million, while Fondul Proprietatea stock accounted for RON3.8 million trades. (EUR1=RON4.3652)