The Bucharest bourse’s composite index BET-C was down 0.22% from Friday’s closing level, while blue chip index BET dropped a minor 0.04%.
The BET-FI index, which tracks the five regional investment funds (SIFs) and Proprietatea, closed 0.11% higher. Proprietatea traded up 0.19%, at 0.535 lei (EUR0.11) a share.
The bourse’s overall traded value stood at RON28.53 million (EUR6.34 million). Share trades amounted to RON27.65 million (EUR6.14 million). Two thirds of the bourse’s traded value was provided by two transactions with Proprietatea shares, worth RON9.1 million, and a deal with a 2.86% stake in Zentiva, worth RON8.9 million.
The largest stake with Proprietatea shares was traded at RON0.5355/unit, up 0.09% from Friday’s closing value. The transaction with Zentiva’s shares was made at RON0.75/unit, similar with Friday.
The extended blue-chip index BET-XT decreased 0.03%, and benchmark index BET-BK was 0.13% higher. On the other hand, energy stocks tracker BET-NG ended down 0.67%.
On Monday, the Bucharest stock exchange suspended transactions with shares of state-owned chemical company Oltchim Ramnicu-Valcea (OLT.RO), a minute before the deadline to submit offers for the privatization of the company expired. The Economy Ministry has delayed until September 20 the deadline by which investors may file bids for the privatization of Oltchim, which traded up 8% before suspension.
Proprietatea was the top-traded issuer on the main market, followed by Erste Bank (EBS.RO), and SIF Transilvania (SIF3.RO) and OMV Petrom (SNP.RO). (EUR1=RON4.4975)