** Shares of Australian energy stocks .AXEJ fall as much as 1%, marking its biggest intraday pct loss since July 8

** The sector tracks global oil prices lower, which fell on concerns that fuel demand growth will take a hit O/R

** Oil & gas major Woodside Energy WDS.AX lost 1% while smaller peer Santos STO.AX traded flat

** Broader ASX200 benchmark index .AXJO inched 0.2% higher as of 0155 GMT

** AXEJ up 4.2% this year, including the day's move

(Reporting by Rajasik Mukherjee in Bengaluru)

((Rajasik.Mukherjee@thomsonreuters.com))