The bourse’s BET index closed down 0.31% from Wednesday’s closing level, while composite index BET-C increased 0.26%.

The Bucharest bourse’s total turnover amounted to 15.55 million lei (EUR3.54 million), lower from RON18.03 million a day before. Share transactions contributed some RON13.27 million.

On the regular market, BRD Groupe Societe Generale (BRD.RO) was top-traded issuer, with share transactions worth RON3.38 million, and was followed by Banca Transilvania (TLV.RO) with RON1.6 million.

BRD fell 3.2%, after the bank reported a loss of RON322 million for 2012, while Banca Transilvania closed flat on the day.

BET-FI, which tracks Fondul Proprietatea (FP.RO) and the five regional investment funds (SIFs), inched down 0.08%. Fondul Proprietatea ended 0.43% higher.

Bucharest benchmark index BET-BK closed down 0.24%, while extended blue-chip index BET-XT decreased 0.32%.

Energy stocks tracker BET-NG rose 1.85%, with Dafora (DAFR.RO) being the only share in red territory, down 3.64%. (EUR1=RON4.387)