** Shares of Aeris Resources AIS.AX fall as much as 15.4% to A$0.44, their lowest level since October 2
** On track for the worst session since May 8, if trend holds
** The miner completes A$80 million ($51.98 million) placement
** Issue price of A$0.45 represents a discount of 13.5% to the stock's last close
** Funds raised will be used for additional exploration drilling at Golden Plateau and Southern Vein Field at Cracow, others
** About 8.1 million shares change hands, 1.2 times the 30-day avg
** Stock is up 162.9% YTD, including the session's moves
($1 = 1.5389 Australian dollars)
(Reporting by Anjali Singh in Bengaluru)
((anjali.singh2@thomsonreuters.com;))