** Shares of medical device maker  BCDA.O  jump 11.3% to
$4.9 premarket 
    ** Co enters into an agreement with investors for the
purchase and sale of 17.8 mln shares worth about $8.5 mln
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    ** Purchase price set at $4.75 per share in a registered
direct offering priced at-the-market under Nasdaq rules
    ** A.G.P. Alliance Global Partners to be sole placement
agent for the offering
    ** Stock up ~21% this year, as of Monday's close 

 (Reporting by Shivani Kumaresan in Bengaluru)
 ((Shivani.Kumaresan@thomsonreuters.com ; +1 646 223 8780))