** Shares of Australia's Buru Energy BRU.AX fall as much
as 14.8% to A$0.115, lowest level since Oct. 30
** Stock posts its biggest intraday pct fall since Nov. 2
** Energy co says successful placement share placement of
A$5 mln ($3.19 mln) at issue price of A$0.115 per share
** Issue price represents a discount of 14.8% to stock's
last closing
** Issue of 43.3 mln shares represent 0.1% of co's free
float of 410.3 mln shares - LSEG data
** Stock up 42.1% YTD as of last close
($1 = 1.5679 Australian dollars)
(Reporting by Roshan Thomas in Bengaluru)
((Roshan.Thomas@thomsonreuters.com;))