Australian gold miners climb to one-month high on strong bullion prices

Northern Star Resources

17/06/2026 01:38

** Australian gold stocks .AXGD climb as much as 2.6%, their highest level since May 15
** Sub-index rises for a fourth consecutive session
** Gold prices jumped on easing expectations of interest-rate hike from the U.S. Federal Reserve this year, following an interim U.S.-Iran peace deal that lowered oil prices GOL/
** Shares of Northern Star Resources NST.AX and Evolution Mining EVN.AX up around 1.5% each
** Sub-index down ~7%, YTD
     
     
     
     

 (Reporting by Anjali Singh in Bengaluru)
 ((anjali.singh2@thomsonreuters.com;))