** Rox Resources falls 11.8% to A$0.15; set for worst trading session since late April
** Diversified miner gets firm commitments to raise A$27 mln ($17.6 mln) via placement of new shares
** Issue price of A$0.14 a 17.6% discount to stock's last close
** Co says funds will be used to advance studies at its Youanmi gold project in Western Australia
** Stock hits lowest since Oct. 18
** RXL down 18.4% YTD
($1 = A$1.5335)
(Reporting by Nikita Maria Jino in Bengaluru)
((Nikita.Jino@thomsonreuters.com;))