** Shares of Latrobe Magnesium LMG.AX fall as much as 5.4%
TO A$0.53, their worst day since Dec. 5
** Magnesium producing co completes placement raising A$3.06
million ($2.06 million)
** Adds the issue price of 5 AU cents per share was 7.4%
discount to stock's last closing on Dec. 18
** Adds funds will be used to operate Co's magnesium
demonstration plant in Latrobe Valley, Victoria, Australia
** Stock hits lowest level since Dec. 7
** Stock has fallen 27.3% YTD as of last close
($1 = 1.4850 Australian dollars)
(Reporting by Rajasik Mukherjee in Bengaluru)
((Rajasik.Mukherjee@thomsonreuters.com))