• Australian gold stocks fall as much as 4.6% to their lowest point since March 30, tracking easing bullion prices

• Gold prices nudge lower as rising Treasury yields and a firm dollar outweigh optimism over a potential U.S.-Iran peace agreement [GOL/]

• Evolution Mining sheds as much as 5.3% to fall to a 5-month low; Northern Star Resources loses 3%

• Broader market down 1.1%

• YTD, sub-index's ~16% loss compares with the benchmark's 2.4% loss

(Reporting by Shruti Agarwal in Bengaluru)