At around 10:29 local time, the Bucharest Stock Exchange’s composite index BET-C was gaining 0.06% on the day, while the main index BET was down 0.28%.

BET-FI, the index tracking the main investment funds, was down 0.58% on the day.

Wider blue-chip tracker BET-XT was down 0.32%, while the index tracking energy companies, BET-NG, was gaining 0.78%.

Trades unfolded on the stock exchange by 10:31 amounted to 3.17 million lei (EUR730,295).

Aside from Erste and Transgaz, popular stock early Thursday included Fondul Proprietatea (FP.RO), SIF Transilvania (SIF3.RO) and SIF Oltenia (SIF5.RO). (EUR1=RON4.346)