The Evolution Of The Bucharest Stock Exchange In The First 8 Months - The Romanian Capital Markets Is Strong In The Black, While Investors See The International Markets Go Deeply In The Red

• MSCI indices for international markets fall sharply: -8% for Emerging Markets and -15% for Frontier Markets at the end of the first eight months
• In the same time, the main index of BVB grew by 4.4% USD-equivalent, while the index including also the dividends trebled to exceed 13%
• Adrian Tanase, BVB CEO: We pay attention to external developments because markets are highly interconnected today. Even in an international environment experiencing volatility and turbulences, Romania is still able to deliver positive returns to investors
• Lucian Anghel, BVB President: The results reside in the positive evolution of the companies listed on the BVB, as they managed to benefit from the strong growth of the economy and registered half-year operational results superior to those from last year, while also giving consistent dividends

Bucharest Stock Exchange (BVB) managed to stay afloat at the end of the first eight months despite external turmoil, which sent several markets in negative territory amid growing international uncertainty. Global indices provider Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI) reveal world markets plummeted abruptly from the beginning of this year. MSCI indices fell sharply, in USD-equivalent, as Emerging Markets went down by 8% and Frontier Markets by 15% at the end of the first eight months.

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