At around 10:48 local time (GMT0848), the stock exchange’s composite index BET-C and main index BET were both down 0.5%.
BET-FI, the index tracking the main investment funds, dipped 0.3% on the day.
The BET Extended index, or BET-XT, was declining 0.3%, while the index tracking energy companies, BET-NG, was down 0.45%.
Trades unfolded on the stock exchange by 10:59 local time amounted to 2.45 million lei (EUR568,816), with half of the figure coming from deals with structured products.
Popular stock early Friday included Erste Group Bank (EBS.RO), Fondul Proprietatea (FP.RO), SIF Transilvania (SIF3.RO), SIF Oltenia (SIF5.RO) and Transgaz (TGN.RO). (EUR1=RON4.3429)