** Caprice Resources CRS.AX slips as much as 13.3% to
A$0.026, its biggest intraday fall since Sept. 4
** Stock hits lowest since Sept. 27
** Mineral explorer raises A$2.5 mln ($1.6 mln) through
placement of new shares at A$0.024, which is a 20% discount to
last close
** Says funds will be used to advance exploration efforts at
its Murchison Gold Project
** Over 1 mln shares traded, 3x the 30-day avg
** CRS down 13.3% YTD
($1 = A$1.5221)
(Reporting by Adwitiya Srivastava in Bengaluru)
((Adwitiya.Srivastava@thomsonreuters.com;))