At around 10:31 local time (GMT0831), the bourse’s BET index was down 0.51%, mainly due to Petrom’s 2.7% decline. Transgaz (TGN.RO) and Banca Transilvania (TLV.RO) traded flat on the day, while Fondul Proprietatea (FP.RO) inched 0.2% higher.
Romgaz, which started trading in Bucharest Tuesday, was up 0.3% at 34.5 lei (EUR7.7) per share.
Composite index BET-C was losing 0.48%, but investment fund tracker BET-FI was up 0.28%.
Bucharest benchmark index BET-BK was flat on the day, while BET-XT, which tracks the 25 most traded stocks in Bucharest, was down 0.27%.
Petrom’s fall weighed seriously on energy stocks index BET-NG, which was losing 0.82%.
The bourse’s turnover was boosted by trades with Romgaz stock. Share transfers amounted to RON7.7 million(EUR1.7 million) at 10:31, of which Romgaz contributed RON4.8 million. Transactions with Petrom shares summed up RON1.4 million, while other RON0.9 million came from Fondul Proprietatea trades. (EUR1=RON4.4545)