At around 10:50 am, the bourse’s composite index BET-C was down 0.77%, while the main index BET was shedding 1.27%.
Transelectrica traded down 7.26% to RON13.8 a share on the first ex-dividend date, as investors who bought stock Friday morning were no longer entitled to its dividend of RON1.1 a share from last year profits.
In turn, SIF Oltenia shares fell 9.31% to RON1.179 after going ex-dividend.
The bourse’s BET-FI index, which tracks the five SIFs and Fondul Proprietatea (FP.RO), was losing 2.11%, while the wider BET-XT index was down 1.41%.
Energy tracker BET-NG retreated 2.5% on the day.
Overall trading in Bucharest was RON2.5 million (EUR0.6 million). Top-traded issuers included SIF Oltenia, Transelectrica, Fondul Proprietatea and Oltchim (OLT.RO). (EUR1=RON4.4165)