Bucharest Stock Exchange loses 7.5% w/w as of April 4
<p>The share capitalization of the Bucharest Stock Exchange dropped by RON 28 billion (EUR 5.6 billion) or 7.5% week-on-week to RON 345 billion (EUR 69.4 billion) on April 4, reaching the year’s lowest value on April 4, according to a market summary compiled by <a href="https://agerpres.ro/economic/2025/04/06/capitalizarea-bvb-la-cea-mai-scazuta-valoare-a-anului-in-saptamana-marcata-de-noile-taxe-ale-adminis--1437853?mc_cid=0ba7a72079&amp;mc_eid=607bd7d763" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Agerpres</a>.</p>

<p>The main blue chips index BET dropped by 3.9% w/w after a 2.6% d/d plunge on April 4, while all the sectoral indices dropped by 3%-4% on the week.</p>

<p>The best trading day was Friday, April 4, when the turnover exceeded RON 121 million, and the weakest was Monday, March 31, with RON 44.2 million.</p>

<p>The most liquid shares between March 28 and April 4 were Banca Transilvania (BVB: TLV) shares, which traded at RON 121.3 million, followed by Romgaz (BVB: SNG) shares with RON 30.0 million, and OMV Petrom (BVB: SNP) with RON 25.0 million.</p>

<p>The most important appreciation was recorded by small-cap shares while the most severe decreases were recorded by the shares of Erste Group Bank (BVB: EBS, -14.94% w/w), Electrica (BVB: EL, -12.36% w/w) and Impact Developer&amp;Contractor (BVB: IMP, -11.99%).</p>

<p>Externally, the markets dropped even faster, after the US announced import tariffs.&nbsp;</p>

<p>On April 2, the US president announced tariffs of 20% on products imported from the European Union, 34% on those from China, 31% on Switzerland, 26% on India, 10% on the UK, and 10% on Brazil. Donald Trump insisted that any product entering the US would be taxed at least 10%.</p>

<p>Trump also announced tariffs of 46% on products imported from Vietnam, 49% on those from Cambodia, 37% on those from Bangladesh and 32% on those from Indonesia. Customs duties on products imported from China were also increased by another 34 percentage points after the previous tariffs of 20%.</p>

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<p><em>iulian@romania-insider.com</em></p>