• Australia's gold stocks rise as much as 7.5% to their highest since March 13

• Gold extends gains as markets reassessed near-term risks after Donald Trump agreed to pause attacks on Iran for two weeks, easing fears of energy-driven inflation [GOL/]

• Miners Bellevue Gold , Greatland Resources , Ora Banda Mining up between 10.8% and 15.3%; among top movers on sub-index

• BGL, GGP, OBM among top movers on S&P/ASX 200 index , which is up 2.7%

• YTD, AXGD up 0.2%

(Reporting by Sherin Sunny in Bengaluru)