The Bucharest bourse’s BET index closed up a mere 0.05%, while composite index BET-C was down 0.08%.
Among the most traded stocks, Proprietatea fell 0.8% and OMV Petrom (SNP.RO) lost 0.2%, but Transgaz (TGN.RO) pushed 0.8% higher and Banca Transilvania (TLV.RO) added 0.6%.
BET-FI, which tracks Fondul Proprietatea and the five regional investment funds (SIFs) rose 0.3%, despite Proprietatea’s fall. SIF Transilvania (SIF3.RO) gained 1.5% and SIF Moldova (SIF2.RO) was up 1.2%, but SIF Banat-Crisana (SIF1.RO) inched 0.1% lower.
Energy stocks tracker BET-NG increased 0.22% and extended blue-chip index BET-XT closed 0.21% higher, while Bucharest benchmark index BET-BK was up 0.39%.
The traded values were lifted by a late transaction with Fondul Proprietatea, which totaled transfers worth 51.2 million lei (EUR11.5 million), or almost 80% of the bourse’s overall turnover of RON65.7 million (EUR14.7 million). Erste Group Bank (EBS.RO) came second in the trading charts, with a traded value of RON6.6 million, while its shares rose 1.4%.
On the Rasdaq market, almost half of Argus Constanta (UARG.RO) shares changed hands in exchange for roughly EUR9 million, with over half of the stake being purchased by regional investment fund SIF Oltenia (SIF5.RO), which garners control of the edible oil producer as its participation is now at 55.7%. (EUR1=RON4.459)