** Shares of Calidus Resources CAI.AX fall as much as
28.8% to a record low of A$0.118
** Stock posts its biggest intraday percentage decline since
Oct. 11, 2022
** Gold miner says it will raise A$16.5 mln ($10.85 mln) via
placement at A$0.115 per share
** Issue price represents a 30.3% discount to stock's last
close on March 13
** Nearly 3.8 mln shares change hands, compared with the
30-day average volume of 586,375
** Stock down 23% YTD, as of last close
($1 = 1.5207 Australian dollars)
(Reporting by Aaditya Govind Rao in Bengaluru)
((Aaditya.govindrao@thomsonreuters.com;))