Trading statistics for January 2021 show an average daily turnover of EUR 8.04m (-19.6% YoY). Meanwhile, BET was up by 5.11%, ending the month at 10,306.47 points.

The Bucharest Stock Exchange (BVB) started 2021 with all equity indices in positive territory, as the Romanian capital market posted significant increases. The BET-TR index increased by as much as 5.10% in January, closing at a record level of 17,352.34 points.

Turning our attention to trading volume, BVB showed a total equity turnover of EUR 178.04m. This translates into an average daily turnover of EUR 8.04m, representing a decrease of 8.04% YoY. When comparing MoM, this is a decrease of 28.4%.

When observing the top traded sectors, one can notice that financial and insurance sector leads the list with RON 335.21m, followed by Manufacturing with RON 162.16m. Of the Romanian blue chips, Banca Transilvania leads the list with RON 120.8m. Fondul Proprietatea and OMV Petrom follow with RON 91.2m and RON 65m, respectively.

When observing the index constituents, 15 of 17 ended the month in green, while 3 observed a double-digit monthly increase. As visible from the graph below, Conpet leads the list with 16.8%. Nuclearelectrica and Transelectrica follow with an increase of 14.8% and 10.6%, respectively. On the flip side, Medlife leads the losers with a decrease of 4.91%. As a result of the aforementioned, BET erased all of its loss from 2020, coming back to positive territory (+3.3% since Jan 2020).

Share Price Performance of BET Constituents in January 2021 (%)