** Australia's gold stocks .AXGD 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 BGL.AX, Greatland Resources GGP.AX, Ora Banda Mining OBM.AX 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 .AXJO, which is up 2.7%
** YTD, AXGD up 0.2%
(Reporting by Sherin Sunny in Bengaluru)
((Sherin.Sunny@thomsonreuters.com))