The Bucharest Stock Exchange’s composite index BET-C inched up 0.2% to 3,318.73, while 10-share blue-chip index BET fell 0.33%, to 3,318.73.
Both indexes, but especially BET, were influenced by the 0.84% decline to 0.5305 lei (EUR0.125) seen by the Proprietatea fund and the 1.92% decline to RON1.226 seen by Banca Transilvania.
BET-FI, the index tracking the five regional investment funds, or SIFs, and the Proprietatea fund, rose 0.31% on the day, to 22,621.60, as the SIFs gained 0.78% on average.
Wider blue-chip index BET-XT inched up 0.04% to 508.58, while the index tracking energy companies, BET-NG closed at 774.40, up 0.36% on the day.
Trades unfolded on the Bucharest Stock Exchange Friday amounted to a mere RON19.77 million, with RON7.99 million coming from trades in the Proprietatea fund. Thursday’s overall traded value stood at RON31.94 million.
Aside from the Proprietatea fund, today’s top-traded issuer was lender Erste Group Bank (EBS.RO), whose stock rose 3.66% to RON153, on a trade value of RON1.19 million.
Banca Transilvania (TLV.RO) shares closed at RON1.226.
Chemical company Oltchim (OLT.RO) rose 2.35% on the day, to RON1.741, on a traded value of RON0.47 million.
Other popular stock Friday included SIF Oltenia (SIF5.RO), which rose 1.09% to RON1.385, BVB (BVB.RO), which gained 1.6% to RON38 and BRD-Groupe Societe Generale (BRD.RO), which gained 0.71% to RON14.1.