In the first three months of 2014, the value of deals on BVB’s regulated market stood at RON2.37 billion (EUR526 million), which includes RON2.29 billion worth of stock trading.

The value of offerings –initial, secondary and others- fell to RON610,000 in January-March 2015, from RON8.3 million in the same period a year ago, BVB said in a report. The daily average value of stock trading on the regulated market, including offers, stood at RON33.5 million in the mentioned period, down 9.3% from RON36.9 million in the first three months of 2014.

The market capitalization stood at RON135.87 billion at the end of March this year, higher than RON130 billion at the end of March 2014. The market capitalization of Romanian companies listed on the bourse fell to RON80.2 billion in the first three months of 2015, from RON82.426 billion in December last year.

In 2014, the value of deals on the regulated market rose 7.4% to RON14.18 billion, fueled by stock trading, while the fixed-income securities segment saw a negative evolution.

Stock trading reached RON13 billion in 2014, up 15.2% from RON11.27 billion a year ago. 2014 was the second best year in terms of turnover for the Bucharest Stock Exchange since 2007 when deals totaled RON13.8 billion.