** Shares of Australia's Arika Resources ARI.AX fall as
much as 10.3% to A$0.026, their lowest levels since Sept 24
** Stock posts its biggest intraday pct fall since Sept 25
** The diversified miner gets commitments for A$3.2 mln
($2.18 mln) placement at an issue price of A$0.025 per share
** Issue price represents a discount of 13.8% to stock's
last closing
** Placement to accelerate drilling at Yundamindra Gold
project in Western Australia - ARI
** Around 97.4 mln shares change hands, vs 30-day average
volume of 381.5 mln shares
** Stock has risen 35% this year, as of 0018 GMT
($1 = 1.4706 Australian dollars)
(Reporting by Roshan Thomas in Bengaluru)
((Roshan.Thomas@thomsonreuters.com))