The Bucharest Stock Exchange (BVB) opened Thursday’s trading session lower, with turnover at 2.95 million lei (593,842 euros) after 30 minutes of trading.

The main BET index, which shows the evolution of the 20 most liquid companies, recorded a depreciation of 0.04%, and the BET-Plus index, which shows the evolution of the 43 most liquid shares on the BVB, recorded a decrease of 0.06%.

Meanwhile, the BET-XT blue-chip broad index of the 25 most liquid stocks lost 0.15% of its value, while the benchmark for investment fund returns, BET-BK, was down 0.04%.

The SIF’s BET-FI index was down 0.97% and BET-NG, the index of 10 energy and utilities companies, was up 1.10%.

According to BVB data, the biggest increases in share value were recorded by SIF Hoteluri (+8.85%), COMCM Constanta (+5.56%) and Carbochim (+2.68%).

On the other hand, Sinteza (-8.87%), UAMT (-7.83%) and Rompetrol Rafinare (-3.23%) shares were down.

AGERPRES