At around 10:40 am, the bourse’s composite index BET-C was losing 0.21% on the day, while the main index BET was down 0.37%.

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), was gaining 0.3%.

Energy tracker BET-NG inched up 0.04%, but wider BET-XT was losing 0.2% on the day.

Overall trading in Bucharest was RON1.2 million (EUR0.27 million).

Fondul Proprietatea was top-traded issuer Friday morning, with total deals worth RON0.46 million. The fund’s shares were up 0.14% at RON0. (EUR1=RON4.44)