Australian gold stocks fall to over one-month low as bullion eases

Evolution Mining

20/05/2026 04:46

** Australian gold stocks .AXGD fall as much as 4.6% to their lowest point since March 30, tracking easing bullion prices

** Gold prices nudge lower as rising Treasury yields and a firm dollar outweigh optimism over a potential U.S.-Iran peace agreement GOL/

** Evolution Mining EVN.AX sheds as much as 5.3% to fall to a 5-month low; Northern Star Resources NST.AX loses 3%

** Broader market .AXJO down 1.1%

** YTD, sub-index's ~16% loss compares with the benchmark's 2.4% loss

 (Reporting by Shruti Agarwal in Bengaluru)

 ((Shruti.Agarwal@thomsonreuters.com;))