** Australian mining stocks rise as much as 2.5% to 5862.7 points, their biggest intraday pct gain since Sept 27
** Shares of Vulcan Energy Resources and Chalice Mining top gainers in the sub-index, each up over 5%
** Iron ore futures surged on further fiscal stimulus announcements from top consumer China in a key press conference on Saturday
** AXMM stock hits highest level since Oct 8
** Top miners BHP Group , Fortescue and Rio Tinto gain between 1% and 4%, respectively
** Sub-index has fallen 10.1% YTD, including current session's moves
(Reporting by Roushni Nair in Bengaluru)
((Roushni.Nair@thomsonreuters.com;))
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