** Shares of Australian gold miners .AXGD fall as much as 4.4%, their biggest intraday pct loss since July 9
** Sub-index tracks easing gold prices, pressured by profit-taking and an uptick in the dollar GOL/
** Gold miner Evolution Mining EVN.AX loses 8%, registering its biggest intraday pct loss since July 9
** Northern Star Resources NST.AX falls 3.6%
** AXGD up over 70% this year, including the day's moves
(Reporting by Rajasik Mukherjee in Bengaluru)
((Rajasik.Mukherjee@thomsonreuters.com))