The Bucharest bourse’s main index BET lost 68.58 points, or 0.94%, to 7,251.07, while BET Plus closed 0.97% lower, at 1,067.02.

Nine of the ten constituents of BET ended in red, with only Romgaz (SNG.RO) in positive territory, with a 0.4% increase. 

Fondul Proprietatea (FP.RO) was down 2.2%, Electrica (EL.RO) lost 1.7%, and OMV Petrom (SNP.RO) declined 1.4%. 

Total return index BET-TR fell 0.94%%, and the extended index BET-XT was down 0.81%.

BET-FI, which tracks Fondul Proprietatea (FP.RO) and the five SIFs, dropped 0.86%, dragged down by Proprietatea and SIF Moldova (SIF2.RO), which fell 1.5%, while the other four SIFs were flat or slightly up on the day.

Bucharest benchmark index BET-BK finished the session down 0.81% on the day, while energy stocks tracker BET-NG was 0.66% lower.

The bourse’s traded value was slightly below 40 million lei (EUR9 million), down from RON45.9 million Tuesday. As usual, the most traded issuer was Fondul Proprietatea, followed by BRD (BRD.RO), Romgaz and Banca Transilvania (TLV.RO).