** Australian gold miners .AXGD rise 4% to a record high

** Sub-index snaps two sessions of losses, buoyed by climbing bullion prices after data showing the rate of unemployment in the U.S. rose in November furthered bets of a Fed rate cut next year GOL/

** Evolution Mining EVN.AX, Northern Star Resources NST.AX rise 4.4% and 3.4%, respectively

** AXGD more than doubles in value YTD

(Reporting by Shruti Agarwal in Bengaluru)

((Shruti.Agarwal@thomsonreuters.com))