At around 10:50 am, the bourse’s composite index BET-C was down 0.13%, while the main index BET was losing 0.34%.
The BET-FI index, which tracks the five regional investment funds SIFs and Fondul Proprietatea (FP.RO), was virtually flat on the day, but the wider BET-XT index inched down 0.19%.
Energy tracker BET-NG decreased 0.27%.
Overall trading in Bucharest was RON0.59 million (EUR0.13 million). Chemical company Oltchim (OLT.RO) was top-traded issuer, followed by brokerage house SSIF Broker (BRK.RO) and lender Banca Transilvania (TLV.RO).
Oltchim’s shares were gaining 13.86% on the day to RON0.797. (EUR1=RON4.5638)