The Bucharest bourse’s composite index BET-C closed up 0.22% from Wednesday closing level, but the BET index fell 0.11%.
BET-FI dropped 0.46%, despite a 2% increase of Fondul Proprietatea (FP.RO) stock. SIF Transilvania (SIF 3.RO) fell 5%, SIF Banat-Crisana (SIF1.RO) decreased 2%, as both funds extended declines seen Wednesday in the ex-dividend date. SIF Moldova (SIF2.RO) closed down 1.4%, while the other two regional investment funds (SIFs) were flat on the day.
The extended blue-chip index BET-XT was down 0.45%, but energy stocks tracker BET-NG closed up 0.13%, supported by increases of OMV Petrom (SNP.RO), which rose 0.4%, and Transgaz (TGN.RO), up 0.9%.
The bourse’s overall traded value was 18.4 million lei (EUR4.1 million), but share trades accounted for just RON16.8 million, down 23% on the day.
Fondul Proprietatea covered 40% of the turnover, and it was followed in the top-traded stocks’ chart by SIF Transilvania and Banca Transilvania (TLV.RO), which closed down 1.5%. (EUR1=RON4.4435)