• Australian gold stocks fall 1.5% to 11,583.9 points, their lowest levels since April 11

• Bullion prices extend declines, pressured by a firmer dollar and de-escalation in global trade tensions, while investors await economic data for cues on the Federal Reserve's rate outlook [GOL/]

• Northern Star Resources , Evolution Mining

and Newmont drop between 2% and 2.6%

• Still, AXGD up as much as 19.6% so far this month

• Sub-index is set for its third straight session of losses, if current trend holds

• AXGD up 37.2% YTD vs 0.8% decline in the broader benchmark index

(Reporting by Manasi Dasa Sundeep in Bengaluru)