** Mining stocks .AXMM recover Wednesday's losses, rising 6.5% to their highest since April 4

** Sub-index set for strongest trading session since late March 2020

** Miners track global sentiment after Donald Trump agreed to temporarily lower hefty duties on dozens of countries

** Rio Tinto RIO.AX, BHP Group BHP.AX and Fortescue FMG.AX up between 7.4% and 7.8%

** AXMM loses 3.3% YTD

(Reporting by Shivangi Lahiri in Bengaluru)

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