At around 10:30 am, the bourse’s composite index BET-C was losing 0.19% on the day, while the main index BET inched down 0.08%.

The BET-FI index, which tracks the five regional investment funds SIFs and investment fund Fondul Proprietatea (FP.RO), was down 0.26%, while the wider BET-XT decreased 0.19%.

Energy tracker BET-NG was losing 0.64% on the day.

Overall trading in Bucharest was RON0.88 million (EUR0.2 million), with RON0.21 million coming from deals with Fondul Proprietatea stock.

Other top-traded issuers Friday morning included regional investment fund SIF Oltenia (SIF5.RO), building materials maker Cemacom (CEON.RO) and Austrian Erste Group Bank AG (EBS.RO). (EUR1=RON4.4898)