March 26 - ** Shares of Australian gold miners are set to end the month 11.6% higher, their third consecutive monthly gain

** Gold climbed to an all-time high on Monday, as investors turned to the safe-haven asset on fears that U.S. President Donald Trump's tariff plans would stoke inflation and a global trade war GOL/

** Spot gold XAU= up about 7.7% for March

** On the day, the sub-index is down 1.9% in line with broader ASX 200 benchmark .AXJO, which is trading 1.5% lower

** Northern Star Resources NST.AX fell 1.5% and Evolution Mining EVN.AX dipped 1.6%.

(Reporting by Sneha Kumar in Bengaluru)

((Sneha.Kumar@thomsonreuters.com;))