At around 14:25 local time (GMT1225), the SIFs were down between 4% and 6.2%.
In the first part of the session, SIFs were gaining up to 2.2%, as investors were waiting for the result of the debate initiated two years ago.
BET-FI index decline was partially stopped to 3% as Fondul Proprietatea (FP.RO) stocks were down just 1%.
The rest of the market was slightly down on the day, with the BET index losing a mere 0.1%.