At around 10:45 hours, the bourse’s main index BET was down 0.54%, while the BET-FI index, which tracks the five SIFs and investment fund Fondul Proprietatea (FP.RO), inched down 0.16%.

The wider BET-XT index was losing 0.36%, but energy tracker BET-NG was up 0.12%.

Most of the European markets are closed as the Catholic Church celebrates the Easter.

Overall trading in Bucharest was RON1.24 million (EUR0.28 million), with RON0.65 million coming from deals with the bourse’s stock. The market operator traded down 0.39% to RON33.3 a share.