** Shares of Australia's Mayur Resources MRL.AX fall as
much as 17% to A$0.195, their lowest level since Jan 17
** Stock posts its biggest intraday pct fall since Feb 21
** Stock set for a third consecutive weekly drop, if losses
hold
** The natural resources developer receives firm commitments
to raise A$9.5 mln ($6.24 mln) via placement
** Placement at issue price of A$0.2 CDI (chess depository
interests), representing discount of 14.9% to stock's last
closing
** Issue of 47.5 mln shares represent ~0.3% of co's free
float of 163.9 mln shares - LSEG data
** Stock up 20.5% YTD, as of last close
($1 = 1.5221 Australian dollars)
(Reporting by Roshan Thomas in Bengaluru)
((Roshan.Thomas@thomsonreuters.com))