** Australian gold stocks .AXGD fall as much as 4.2% to their lowest level since mid-December 2025
** Sub-index on track to record its third consecutive day of losses, if trend holds
** Gold prices slipped on Friday pressured by inflation worries driven by the Iran war GOL/
** Gold miner Northern Star Resources NST.AX and Genesis Minerals GMD.AX lose over 5.5%
** Sub-index has fallen 9.1% this year, including session's moves
(Reporting by Roshan Thomas in Bengaluru)
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