BUZZ-Australia's INOVIQ slips to 2-1/2-month low on $6.2 million discounted placement ** Shares of Australia's INOVIQ IIQ.AX fall as much as 10.8% to A$0.37, their lowest level since July 30
** The biotech firm completes institutional placement to raise A$9.5 million ($6.18 million) at A$0.35 per share
** Placement price represents a 15.7% discount to stock's last price
** Co also announces share purchase plan to raise A$2 million at A$0.35 apiece
** Adds proceeds to be used to accelerate clinical validation and commercialisation of the EXO-OC ovarian cancer test, among others
** YTD, INOVIQ stock down 27.2%
($1 = 1.5378 Australian dollars)
(Reporting by Keshav Singh Chundawat in Bengaluru)
((Keshav.singhchundawat@thomsonreuters.com))
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