The Budapest Stock Exchange’s blue-chip BUX index opened Thursday trade down 0.29% at 22,969.42.

BSE blue-chips stood as follows at Thursday’s opening bell:

Oil and gas company MOL was down 1.04% at HUF 23,850; Magyar Telekom was down 0.17% at HUF 587; OTP Bank was down 0.02% at HUF 5,600; Drug maker Richter was up 0.22% at HUF 37,990.