BET closed down 84.88 points, or 1.43%, at 5,838.33, while composite index BET-C lost 41.6 points, or 1.34%, to 3,074.05.

BRD-Groupe Societe Generale (BRD.RO) fell almost 2% to 8.675 lei (EUR1.97) a share, while both OMV Petrom (SNP.RO) and Fondul Proprietatea (FP.RO) closed down 1.8%. Banca Transilvania (TLV.RO) was 0.8% lower, while Transgaz (TGN.RO) dropped 0.4%.

BET-FI, which tracks the main investment funds traded in Bucharest, was down 428.59 points, or 1.65%, to 25,552.13. All the five regional investment funds (SIFs) joined Fondul Proprietatea in red territory, with SIF Banat-Crisana (SIF1.RO) losing 2.3%, and SIF Muntenia (SIF4.RO) declining 2%.

Bucharest benchmark index BET-BK was down 1.39%, while BET-XT fell 1.46%. Energy stocks tracker BET-NG decreased 1.17%, or 7.66 points, to 646 points.

The bourse’s traded value was increasing, with share transfers reaching RON28.8 million (EUR6.5 million), about 62% higher than Monday, with financial stocks leading the trading charts. Fondul Proprietatea stock worth RON10 million changed hands on the regular market, and an additional stake worth RON2.1 million was traded on the deal market. Banca Transilvania shares worth RON4.6 million were traded Tuesday, and two SIFs followed in the most traded stock charts. (EUR1=RON4.4402)