** Shares of Australia's Peregrine Gold PGD.AX rise as much as 8.9% to over one-week high of A$0.245
** The gold and lithium explorer acquires four additional exploration licences at Rocklea Gold project in Western Australia, including the recent tenement acquisition from Nearology Pty
** About 490,000 shares change hands, 2.6 times the 30-day avg
** Stock is down 5.8% YTD
(Reporting by Anjali Singh in Bengaluru)
((anjali.singh2@thomsonreuters.com;))