At around 10:48 local time, the Bucharest Stock Exchange’s composite index BET-C was falling 0.32%, while 10-share blue-chip index BET was down 0.58%.

BET-FI, the index tracking the five regional investment funds, or SIFs, and Fondul Proprietatea (FP.RO), was dropping 0.92%.

Wider blue-chip index BET-XT was down 0.59%, while the index tracking energy companies, BET-NG, was inching down 0.09%.

Trades unfolded on the Bucharest Stock Exchange by 10:50 local time amounted to 1.72 million lei (EUR407,969).

Popular stock early Monday included BRD-Groupe Societe Generale (BRD.RO), Fondul Proprietatea, Oltchim (OLT.RO), SIF Transilvania (SIF3.RO) and Erste Group Bank (EBS.RO).