Australian gold stocks rise on strong bullion prices
** Australian gold stocks .AXGD rise as much as 1.5%
** Gold prices little changed, but poised for monthly gain
on prospects of a U.S. interest rate cut in September GOL/
** Shares of top gold miners Northern Star Resources
NST.AX and Evolution Mining EVN.AX climb 1.4% each
** Spartan Resources SPR.AX and Pantoro PNR.AX top gains
on sub-index, advancing 9.27% and 4.4%, respectively
** AXGD up 45.9% so far this year
(Reporting by Roushni Nair in Bengaluru)
((Roushni.Nair@thomsonreuters.com;))
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