At about 11:00 local time (GMT0900), the Bucharest bourse’s BET index was down 0.05%, while composite index BET-C was gaining a mere 0.02%.

BET-FI, the index tracking the main investment funds, was up 0.04% supported by Fondul Proprietatea (FP.RO), which was trading up 0.38%. SIF Oltenia (SIF5.RO) decreased 1.13% and SIF Muntenia (SIF4.RO) was down 0.07%.

The benchmark index BET-BK was up 0.13%, while BET-XT lost 0.11%.

Energy stocks tracker BET-NG decreased 0.22%, dragged down by OMV Petrom (SNP.RO), which was 0.43% lower.

The bourse’s overall traded value was at about 1.5 million lei (EUR0.32 million). Share trades amounted to RON1.07 million (EUR0.23 million), with SIF Oltenia contributing some RON0.13 million. (EUR1=RON4.5379)