At around 10:15 local time (GMT0715), the Bucharest market’s BET index was down 0.9% from Tuesday closing level, while the composite index BET-C was losing 0.8%.

Financial stocks took a harder hit, with BET-FI falling 1.1%, as Fondul Proprietatea (FP.RO) was down 1.8%, while the regional investment funds (SIFs) were all losing around 1%.

BET-XT, which tracks the 25 most traded shares in Bucharest, was down 0.9%, while energy sector tracker BET-NG was falling 0.3%.

The traded values were reduced as in the previous two sessions, and the total turnover was below 0.5 million lei (EUR0.2 million) at 10:15. (EUR1=RON4.4452)