At around 10:50 local time (GMT0850), blue chip index BET was down 0.25% from Tuesday’s closing level, and general index BET-C was falling 0.18%.

BET-FI, which tracks the main investment funds, was down 0.44%, as all issuers opened in red territory. Fondul Proprietatea (FP.RO) was trading down 0.28% at 0.533 lei (EUR0.11) a share, while the SIFs were losing between 0.1% and 0.9%.

The bourse’s benchmark index BET-BK was down a mere 0.06%, while BET-XT inched down 0.27%. Energy stocks tracker BET-NG was flat on the day.

The bourse’s overall traded value stood at 2.5 million lei (EUR0.56 million), but only RON0.22 million came from share trades, while the remaining RON2.29 million was ensured by transactions with structural products. (EUR1=RON4.5089)