Revised official data released earlier today showed that the economy expanded 0.7% in real terms in 2012, compared with a 0.3% advance previously estimated.
At around 10:30 am, the bourse’s composite index BET-C was losing 0.08%, while the main index BET was down 0.12%.
Benchmark index BET-BK was roughly flat on the day, while the BET-FI index, which tracks the five regional investment funds SIFs and Fondul Proprietatea (FP.RO), inched down 0.11%.
Energy tracker BET-NG and the wider BET-XT were down 0.27% and 0.13%, respectively.
Overall trading in Bucharest was 0.08 million lei (EUR0.018 million). Market participants said investors might hold on to their cash ahead of a secondary public offering of 15% in state-run natural gas transporter Transgaz Medias (TGN.RO). The government is expected to price the offering later Wednesday.