** Australian gold stocks .AXGD fall 2.3% to their lowest since April 11

** Gold prices drop over 1% as easing U.S.-China trade tensions improve risk appetite and dent demand for safe-haven assets GOL/

** Shares of Evolution Mining EVN.AX fall 3.2%, their lowest since April 15

** Newmont NEM.AX and Northern Star Resources NST.AX drop 1.5% and 1%, respectively

** AXGD up ~38.9% YTD vs 1.6% decline in broader benchmark index .AXJO

(Reporting by Manasi Dasa Sundeep in Bengaluru)

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