• Australia's gold stocks climb as much as 9.1%, posting their biggest intraday pct gain since June 15

• Sub-index touches its highest level since October 19

• Gold prices surged more than 3% overnight, as the dollar tumbled after Democrats swept the US midterm elections [GOL/]

• Evolution Mining and Northern Star Resources

rise 8.4% and 6%, respectively

• AXGD down 4.8% YTD

(Reporting by Keshav Singh Chundawat in Bengaluru)