At around 10:53 local time (GMT0753), the Bucharest market’s BET Index was down 0.8%, while the general index BET-C was losing 0.2%.

BET-FI, which tracks Fondul Proprietatea (FP.RO) and the five regional investment funds (SIFs), was down 0.5%. Proprietatea traded down 0.65%, SIF Transilvania (SIF3.RO) was down 1.2%, while SIF Banat-Crisana (SIF1.RO) was falling 1.1%.

The extended blue-chip index BET-XT was down 0.7%. Energy stocks tracker BET-NG was, however, kept in positive territory by Rompetrol Rafinare’s (RRC.RO) 7.1% advance. BET-NG was up 1.2%, despite a 0.8% decrease of Transelectrica (TEL.RO) stock. OMV Petrom (SNP.RO) was flat on the day.

The traded values were low, as in the past sessions, the total turnover reaching just 0.8 million lei (EUR0.18 million) at 10:54. (EUR1=RON4.4639)