The Bucharest bourse’s BET index was down a mere 0.09% from Wednesday closing value at around 11:00 local time (GMT0900), while composite index BET-C was losing 0.2%.
BET-FI, which tracks the main investment funds, was rising 0.26%, with Fondul Proprietatea (FP.RO) up a minor 0.1%. SIF Transilvania (SIF3.RO) was up 0.9% and SIF Oltenia (SIF5.RO) was gaining 0.3%.
Benchmark index BET-BK was up 0.17%, while extended blue-chip index BET-XT inched 0.03% higher.
However, energy stocks tracker BET-NG was down 0.32%, due to Rompetrol Rafinare’s (RRC.RO) 4.1% decline.
OMV Petrom (SNP.RO) and Transgaz (TGN.RO) traded flat on the day, while Transelectrica (TEL.RO) rose 0.66%.
Interest for trading remained low, with share trades amounting to just 0.5 million lei (EUR0.11 million) in the first hour of the session. The bourse’s total turnover was lower than RON0.7 million at 11:00 with another RON0.17 million coming from structured product trades. (EUR1=RON4.3727)