** Shares of Macquarie Group MQG.AX extend gains to rise 1.7% to A$235.49, touching their highest levels since February 5
** The financial conglomerate says it expects "very little" exposure in U.S. President Donald Trump's green energy war
** Trump signed a series of executive orders to ban or freeze government benefits for sustainable energy investments in the United State, which makes a third of the bank's profits
** "Despite limited new news on green platforms, Macquarie saw the benefit of better performance fees, investment income and volume growth," Brokerage Citi says
** Stock up 6.2% this year, including the day's move
(Reporting by Roushni Nair in Bengaluru)
((Roushni.nair@thomsonreuters.com;))
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