** Shares of copper miners rise, tracking prices of the red metal
** Three-month copper on the London Metal Exchange CMCU3 up 2.2% at $9,549, as worries about tariffs on U.S. imports escalated, while China's fresh stimulus measures, Germany's infrastructure fund plans and a weaker dollar supported the wider market for the red metal
** Most active May copper futures on the U.S. Comex exchange HGc4 rose 4.9% to $4.781 a lb, the highest price since February 14
** U.S.-listed shares of global mining giants Rio Tinto RIO.N and BHP BHP.N gain 1.7% and 1.8%, respectively
** Copper miners Southern Copper SCCO.N and Freeport-McMoRan FCX.N up 3.7% and 7%, respectively
** Canadian miners Hudbay Minerals HBM.TO up 6.2%, Teck Resources TECKb.TO rises 3.6% and First Quantum FM.TO gains 5.3%
(Reporting by Katha Kalia in Bengaluru)
((Katha.Kalia@thomsonreuters.com))
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