** Shares of Australia's Asara Resources AS1.AX rise as
much as 9.1% to A$0.012
** Stock on track to record its second straight session of
gains, if trend holds
** The gold explorer raises A$1.417 mln ($955,483.10) via
placement at issue price of A$0.012 per share
** Issue price represents a premium of 9.1% to stock's last
closing
** Proceeds of placement to be applied towards initial
baseline study work, exploration activities - AS1
** Stock has risen 20% this year as of 0055 GMT
($1 = 1.4830 Australian dollars)
(Reporting by Roshan Thomas in Bengaluru)
((Roshan.Thomas@thomsonreuters.com))