** Shares of Australia's Jindalee Lithium JLL.AX fall as much as 39.9% to A$0.55, their lowest point since October 3
** The lithium explorer receives firm commitments to raise A$8 million ($5.20 million) via placement at an issue price of A$0.55 per share
** Placement price represents a nearly 40% discount to stock's last close
** Proceeds will be used to support exploration drilling, metallurgical testwork, repayment of convertible notes and working capital, among others
** Around 1 million shares change hands, nearly 3.1x 30-day average
** Jindalee Lithium stock up 163.6%, YTD
($1 = 1.5373 Australian dollars)
(Reporting by Keshav Singh Chundawat in Bengaluru)
((Keshav.singhchundawat@thomsonreuters.com))
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