** Shares of Peak Rare Earths PEK.AX fall as much as 42.1%
to A$0.110
** The rare-earths explorer receives firm commitments for
A$6 million two-tranche institutional placement
** Issue price of A$0.10 per share represents a 47.4%
discount to co's last close
** Co adds funds raised to be used to progress its Ngualla
Project, others
** About 1.4 mln shares change hands, 9.8 times the 30-day
average volume of shares
** Stock down 65.7% YTD, including session's moves
(Reporting by Sherin Sunny in Bengaluru)
((Sherin.Sunny@thomsonreuters.com))