BVB drops in red: natural reaction following the data published by INS

The Bucharest Stock Exchange (BVB) opened on Friday morning with declines across all indices following the publication of data by the National Institute of Statistics (INS), indicating that Romania ended the year 2025 in technical recession. At 10:35, the main BET index, which reflects the performance of the 20 most liquid companies, recorded a depreciation of 1.04%. The BET-Plus index, which includes the 43 most liquid stocks, decreased by 1.02%. Additionally, the extended blue-chip index BET-XT, which comprises the 25 most liquid titles, lost 1.07%, while the benchmark yield of investment funds, BET-BK, depreciated by 0.83%. These declines reflect the market's reaction to negative economic data.