Energy minister Razvan Nicolescu said the offer was twice subscribed and the high number of bids received from retail investors has prompted the authorities to consider increasing the stake available in the segment by five percentage points.
Electrica’s IPO took place between June 16 and June 25. Official sale figures are yet to be released.
The BETPlus closed roughly flat at 1,014.74 points Thursday, while the BET index declined 0.1% to 6,850.87.
BET-FI, which tracks Fondul Proprietatea (FP.RO) and the five regional investment funds SIFs, won 0.58% to 29,293.29. Fondul Proprietatea rose 1.4% RON0.831 a share, while SIF Transilvania (SIF3.RO) gained 1.17% to RON0.31.
The BET-BK closed at 1,246.80, or 0.17% higher, while the energy stocks tracker BET-NG finished the session at 682.77, little changed on the day.
The BET-XT closed flat at 615.58.
Overall trading value in Bucharest fell to RON29.4 million (EUR6.7 million), from RON51.9 million Wednesday. (EUR1=RON4.3847)