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BUZZ-Gold miners fall as traders question recent rally

** Risk-on rally across European equities hits gold mining stocks on Monday, with Randgold and Fresnillo (Amsterdam: FN6.AS - news) down 3-4 pct and top fallers on Stoxx 600

** Both stocks have been major beneficiaries of growing concern over the health of the global economy, rising c. 40 pct in the last month

** Traders seen looking to short the stocks, citing still-overbought RSIs and share prices well above consensus. Chart: http://reut.rs/2143ro1

** Randgold RSI 71.6 (high of 89.9 in Feb), Fresnillo (Other OTC: FNLPF - news) 67.9

** Gap between share prices and analysts' mean price targets among the highest in Europe - Randgold still 18 pct above consensus, Fresnillo 12 pct above

** Small caps Centamin (Toronto: CEE.TO - news) , Hochschild and Acacia all 3-6 pct lower on Monday

(RM: alasdair.pal.thomsonreuters.com@reuters.net)