The Budapest Stock Exchange’s blue-chip BUX index opened Monday trade down 2.17% at 15,432.45.

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

OTP Bank was down 4.56% at HUF 3,100;

Oil and gas company MOL was down 1.98% at HUF 14,605;

Drug company Richter was down 0.83% at HUF 29,700

Magyar Telekom was down 0.41% at HUF 487.

On Friday, the BUX closed down 0.20% to 15,775.10 on a turnover of HUF 15.48bn.