** Shares of Investigator Resources Ltd IVR.AX fall as
much as 8% to A$0.046, set for their worst day since Sept. 28,
if loses hold
** Metal exploration co receives firm commitments to raise
A$4.2 mln ($2.87 mln) through a share placement
** Placement is at an issue price of 4.2 Australian cents
per share, a discount of 16% to stock's last close
** Co's shares hits lowest since Nov. 4
** About 4.95 mln shares trade hands, compared with 30-day
average trading volume of 3.32 mln shares
** Shares are down 28.6% YTD as of last close
($1 = 1.4637 Australian dollars)
(Reporting by John Biju in Bengaluru)
((John.Biju@thomsonreuters.com;))