MET/LIRONORE/ Global miners BHP Group BHP.AX and Rio Tinto RIO.AX shed as much as 2% each as iron ore futures trade near a 12-month low. Technology stocks .AXIJ dropped 1% with Nearmap Ltd NEA.AX losing 3.98%, followed by a 2.21% drop in Afterpay Ltd APT.AX shares. Australian gold stocks .AXGD gained up to 1.06%, as bullion climbed to the highest level since early September after U.S. inflation worries lifted its safe-haven appeal.