** Shares of Respiri Ltd RSH.AX rise as much as 12.9% to
A$0.035, their highest since Oct 25
** The health software maker says it has raised A$6.5 mln
($4.36 mln) to fund acquisitions
** Co also obtained a binding commitment facility for an
additional A$20 mln from Principal Wealth Group to fund growth
of Remote Patient Monitoring (RPM) business in the U.S.
** Stock set for best day since Nov 28, if gains hold
** About 1.3 mln shares change hands, compared with the
30-day average volume of 631,365
** RSH stock down 32.6% YTD, as of last close
($1 = 1.4923 Australian dollars)
(Reporting by Adwitiya Srivastava in Bengaluru)
((Adwitiya.Srivastava@thomsonreuters.com;))