At around 11 am local time (GMT0900), the Bucharest bourse’s main index BET was down 0.4%, while the wider BETPlus was losing 0.34%.
Romgaz (SNG.RO) was down 1.7% against the last closing value, and OMV Petrom (SNP.RO) was losing 1%, but Electrica (EL.RO) posted a 1.1% increase. Banca Transilvania (TLV.RO) declined 1.2%, while Fondul Proprietatea (FP.RO) was flat on the day.
BET-TR was down 0.4%, while BET-XT was losing 0.33%. Investment fund tracker BET-FI inched 0.04% lower, and energy sector index BET-NG was down 0.36%.
Bucharest benchmark index BET-BK went against the general trend, as it was rising 0.37%, supported by 3% growth of both Erste Group Bank (EBS.RO) and the Bucharest market operator (BVB.RO).
The traded value was rather low, with share transfers barely above 2 million lei (EUR0.45 million) at 11:22 am.