** Australia's S&P/ASX 200 .AXJO soars as much as 6.3% to 7842.9 points, its biggest intraday gain since the onset of the COVID pandemic
** Country's benchmark tracking rally seen in markets around the world after U.S. President Donald Trump eases some of his tariffs, healing soured investor sentiment MKTS/GLOB
** Index heavyweights Miners .AXMM and Financials .AXFJ lead the boost, up 6.4% and 4.5% respectively
** Top gainers include Zip co ZIP.AX (up 20.9%) , miner Sandfire Resources SFR.AX (up 16.8%)
** YTD, benchmark down 5.4% YTD
(Reporting by Nichiket Sunil in Bengaluru)
((nichiket.sunil@thomsonreuters.com))
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