Australian gold miners hits 2-month low on soft bullion

By Reuters News

** Australian gold stocks .AXGD fall as much as 6.4%, adding to the broader benchmark's .AXJO 0.4% fall

** Sub-index hits lowest level since August 5, logs largest intraday percentage fall since early June

** Bullion prices ease as surging oil prices and resilient US economic data fuel expectations that the Federal Reserve would keep interest rates higher for longer GOL/

** Index leaders Northern Star Resources NST.AX and Evolution Mining EVN.AX fall as much as 3.9% and 5.5%, respectively

** Evolution Mining hits lowest since July 30

** AXGD down 9.7% for the week in its worst move since mid-March, bringing YTD losses to 13.3%

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