At around 11:20 local time (GMT0820), the Bucharest bourse’s BET index was up a mere 0.05%, while the composite index BET-C was down 0.04%.
BET-FI posted a higher advance, of almost 0.5%, as Fondul Proprietatea (FP.RO) traded up 1.1%, and SIF Transilvania (SIF3.RO) was up 0.9%. The other four regional investment funds (SIFs) were flat on the day.
The extended blue-chip index BET-XT was up 0.1%. The energy sector tracker BET-NG was down 1.2%, dragged down by Rompetrol Rafinare’s (RRC.RO) 5.6% decline. OMV Petrom (SNP.RO) was down 0.5%, while Transelectrica (TEL.RO) inched 0.4% higher.
The interest for the Bucharest remained weak, however, with the bourse’s overall turnover reaching just 1.3 million lei (EUR0.3 million) at around 11:20. (EUR1=RON4.4646)