At about 11:00 local time (GMT0900), the Bucharest bourse’s BET index was down 0.42%, and composite index BET-C was losing 0.32%.

BET-FI, the index tracking the main investment funds, gained 0.2%. Fondul Proprietatea (FP.RO) traded down 1.12%. SIF Banat-Crisana (SIF1.RO) was up 1.17%, SIF Muntenia (SIF4.RO) increased 1.97%, SIF Oltenia (SIF5.RO) gained 1.34% and SIF Moldova (SIF2.RO) was up 1.13%. SIF Transilvania (SIF3.RO) was flat on the day.

The benchmark index BET-BK dropped 0.07%, and BET-XT was down 0.14%.

Energy stocks tracker BET-NG increased 0.25%, supported by Rompetrol Rafinare (RRC.RO), which was up 2.54%.

The bourse’s overall traded value was at 1.3 million lei (EUR0.29 million). Share trades amounted to RON0.75 million (EUR0.16 million), with SIF Transilvania contributing some RON0.2 million. (EUR1=RON4.5388)