** Shares of Australia's Jameson Resources JAL.AX rise as
much as 53.9% to A$0.1, set to gain most since Feb 2009
** The metallurgical coal explorer secures A$10 million
($6.44 million) strategic placement urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nASXbZR1v1
** Says placement represents a subscription price of 11.55
AU cents per share; which represents a premium of 77.7% to co's
last close
** Stock hits its highest since Nov 2021
** 386,000 shares change hands, compared with the 30-day
average volume of 13,243 shares
** Stock has fallen 7.1% this year as of last close
($1 = 1.5538 Australian dollars)
(Reporting by Rishav Chatterjee in Bengaluru)
((Rishav.Chatterjee@thomsonreuters.com;))