Bucharest’s BET index was down 0.87% from Monday’s closing level, as Transgaz was down 2.93%, while Transelectrica went 2.73% lower. The bourse’s composite index BET-C fell 0.99%, as sentiment turned negative following declines on the international markets.
BET-FI, which tracks Fondul Proprietatea (FP.RO) and the five regional investment funds (SIFs), closed 1.03% lower, with SIF Transilvania (SIF3.RO) and SIF Moldova (SIF2.RO) losing 1.7%. Fondul Proprietatea closed down 0.5%.
The bourse’s overall turnover stood at 40.5 million lei (EUR9.29 million), almost double from Monday’s RON23.36 million. Fondul Proprietatea was the most traded issuer on the main market, with share transactions worth RON8.33 million, followed by OMV Petrom (SNP.RO), with RON2.37 milion. Three special deals with Proprietatea shares totaling RON17.1 million, amounted to almost half of the total turnover.
The bourse’s benchmark index BET-BK was down 1.19% on the day, while BET-XT dropped 0.91%.
Energy stocks tracker BET-NG index fell 1.71%, as Petrom was the only component in green, with a mere 0.04% growth. (EUR1=RON4.3481)