** Shares of Suvo Strategic Minerals SUV.AX slip as much
as 10.9% to A$0.041, hitting their lowest since July 1
** Hydrous kaolin producer says it got firm commitments for
A$2 mln ($1.34 mln) through placement of 50 mln new shares
** Issue price of A$0.04 per share represents a discount of
nearly 15% to stock's last close on Monday
** Stock posts its biggest intraday percentage fall since
Nov. 11
** About 1.4 mln shares change hands, compared with the
30-day average of more than 772,900 shares
** Stock had fallen 63.2% this year, as of last close
($1 = 1.4901 Australian dollars)
(Reporting by Navya Mittal in Bengaluru)
((navya.mittal@thomsonreuters.com))