** Shares of Torque Metals TOR.AX rise as much as 168% to
A$0.335 - highest since Oct. 18, 2021
** Stock set for biggest pct gain, if gains hold
** Co secures options to acquire 14 tenements with
potential for discovery of gold, lithium and nickel deposits in
Western Australia
** Co also receives commitments to raise A$4 mln ($2.57 mln)
at A$0.12 per share - a 4% discount to its last closing price
** Stock reverses YTD losses
($1 = 1.5538 Australian dollars)
(Reporting by Himanshi Akhand in Bengaluru)
((Himanshi.Akhand@thomsonreuters.com;))