Australian gold stocks down more than 5% as bullion falls

Evolution Mining

22/03/2026 23:49

** Australian gold miners .AXGD fall as much as 5.6% to their lowest since September 22

** Sub-index tracks easing gold prices, which fell ~2% on Friday as dollar firmed on report that U.S. will deploy extra troops in Middle East, fanning concerns of higher oil, inflation, elevated interest rates GOL/

** Miners Evolution Mining EVN.AX loses as much as 5.6%; Northern Star Resources NST.AX sheds more than 5% to lowest since August, 2015

** YTD, AXGD down more than 20%

 (Reporting by Rajasik Mukherjee in Bengaluru)

 ((Rajasik.Mukherjee@thomsonreuters.com))