The Bucharest Stock Exchange (BVB) had a mixed opening on Thursday, and 40 minutes into business, the turnover was RON 10.76 million (EUR 2.16 million).

The main BET index, which tracks the most liquid 20 companies, opened 0.58 percent lower, and the BET-Plus index which shows the evolution of the top liquid 43 shares was 0.53 percent down.

The extended blue-chip index BET-XT of the top-liquid 25 issuers opened 0.64 percent down, while the return benchmark index for stock investment funds BET-BK lost 0.94 percent.

The BET-FI index of the five financial investment companies dipped 2.81 percent, while the sectoral energy and related utilities index BET-NG was up 0.03 percent.

According to BVB, the issuers to see the largest price rise were SSIF BRK Financial Group (+2.41 percent), Roca Industry Holdingrock1 (+2.41 percent), and Safetech Innnovations (+2.05 percent.

Conversely, the issuers on a significant downward trend were Romcab (-13.41 percent), Fondul Proprietatea (-11.80 percent), and BRD Groupe Societe Generale (-5.55 percent).

AGERPRES