• Australian gold miners rise 2.3%; on track to snap three straight sessions of losses

• Gold prices extended gains on the day, as investors took stock of softer-than-expected jobs data, while lower oil prices lent additional support to bullion [GOL/]

• Ora Banda Mining up 7.6%, Bellevue Gold up over 2%

• Northern Star Resources shares were up 3.3% after the company named Suresh Vadnagra as its next CEO in a move that may placate activist investor Elliott, which is seeking an overhaul of the company

• YTD sub-index down over 19%

(Reporting by Shruti Agarwal in Bengaluru)