** Australian energy stocks .AXEJ down 0.5%, paring some losses after hitting a 1-week low earlier
** Oil prices ticked down after President Trump announced a plan to boost US production and held off on applying new tariffs O/R
** Woodside Energy WDS.AX and Santos STO.AX down 0.2% and 2.3%, respectively
** Sub-index up 4.9% YTD
(Reporting by Sheirn Sunny in Bengaluru)
((Sherin.Sunny@thomsonreuters.com;))