** Australian tech stocks .AXIJ rise 2.2%, paring losses from previous session
** Sub-index rises to its highest level since Dec. 10
** Sub-index tracked gains from its Wall Street peers as AI-linked technology shares recovered from a sharp selloff triggered by DeepSeek, a low-cost Chinese AI model
** Shares of AI software firm Appen APX.AX and AI chipmaker Brainchip BRN.AX up 2.9% and 4.6%, respectively
** Sub-index down 0.9% this year, as of last close
(Reporting by Sherin Sunny in Bengaluru)
((Sherin.Sunny@thomsonreuters.com))
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