Australia's energy stocks fall on weak oil prices

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Tue 03:52

** Shares of Australia's energy stocks .AXEJ fall as much as 1.6%
** Broader benchmark index .AXJO falls 0.9% 
** Sub-index tracks falling oil prices as markets weighed an executive order from Trump that waived some sanctions and tariffs tied to Russian energy exports O/R
** Shares of energy firms Woodside Energy WDS.AX and Santos STO.AX down about 1% each
** YTD, sub-index has risen 32.3% vs benchmark up 0.6%

(Reporting by Roshan Thomas in Bengaluru)
((Roshan.Thomas@thomsonreuters.com;))