BUZZ — Australian gold stocks fall as gold prices edge lower

* Australian gold stocks fall as much as 2.8% * Bullion prices edge 0.1% lower on expectations of further U.S. interest rate hikes GOL/ * Sector majors Evolution Mining and Northern Star Resources fall 1.8% and 2.5% respectively * YTD, AXGD sub index down 0.2% (Reporting by Paridhi Minda in Bengaluru) ((Paridhi.minda@thomsonreuters.com;)