** Australian gold stocks .AXGD fall as much as 2.1% to
their lowest since June 1
** Gold prices dipped overnight as the dollar and bond
yields firmed, while traders braced for a busy week of key U.S.
inflation prints and major central bank policy meetings GOL/
** Newcrest Mining NCM.AX , Australia's biggest listed gold
miner, falls 2.3% to its lowest since May 31
** Heavyweight Northern Star Resources NST.AX skids 1.7%
** Gold miner Emerald Resources EMR.AX tumbles 7.8% to its
lowest since June 1
** EMR is the biggest laggard on the sub-index
** AXGD up 17.9% YTD as of last close
(Reporting by Riya Sharma in Bengaluru)
((Riya.Sharma@thomsonreuters.com;))