** Australian gold shares .AXGD extended gains in early trade to rise as much as 2.3%, touching another record high level at 11,677.90 points
** Gold prices hit record high as U.S.-China trade war intensified GOL/
** Shares of Northern Star Resources NST.AX added 2.4% while Evolution Mining EVN.AX climbed 2.3%
** Sub-index up 38.5% YTD vs 7.7% fall in ASX 200 benchmark .AXJO
(Reporting by Sneha Kumar in Bengaluru)
((Sneha.kumar@thomsonreuters.com;))
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