* Iron ore prices boost mining stocks
* Financial stocks rises for 5th straight session
* Vocus top gainer after $2.10 bln AGL offer
By Niyati Shetty
June 11 (Reuters) - Australian shares climbed on Tuesday, supported by mining and financial stocks following a boost in sentiment after a U.S.-Mexico tariff agreement helped ease broader concerns about global trade tensions.
The S&P/ASX 200 index .AXJO was on track to gain for a fifth straight session, rising 1.3% or 81.10 points to 6,525.00 by 0205 GMT. The benchmark was closed on Monday for a holiday, but gained 1% on Friday.
Mexico on Friday agreed to step up efforts to curb the flow of Central American migrants across the border, leading to the United States suspending the proposed 5% tariffs on Mexican goods. U.S.-Mexico agreement eased concerns that the tariff spat would further depress the global economy, and in turn raised hopes that U.S. President Donald Trump might also seal a deal with China.
"Trump has just made the deal with Mexico which has certainly been a big win for him and it makes a deal with China more likely," said Dale Raynes, associate director at CPS Capital.
Sentiment remained upbeat despite Trump on Monday saying he was ready to impose another round of punitive tariffs on Chinese imports if he cannot make progress in trade talks with China at the G20 summit later this month. jump in China's iron ore prices also boosted miners .AXMM , with index heavyweights BHP Group BHP.AX , Rio Tinto (LON:RIO) RIO.AX and Fortescue Metals Group FMG.AX adding between 1.7% and 2.7%. IRONORE/
Financial stocks .AXFJ rose 1.3% and were set for fifth consecutive day of gains, after last week's central bank rate cut. Markets are also pricing in rate cuts by the Federal Reserve this year after the bleak U.S. jobs data released on Friday.
The "Big Four" banks firmed over 1%, with top lender Commonwealth Bank of Australia CBA.AX and Westpac Banking Corp WBC.AX each adding 1.2%.
Vocus Group Ltd VOC.AX was the top gainer on the benchmark, advancing up to 13.8% after AGL Energy Ltd AGL.AX revisited its plan to buy the telecom firm with a fresh A$3.02 billion ($2.10 billion). stocks, however, declined as much as 6.7% as the company on Friday flagged a seven-month unit outage at a power station in Victoria which would impact its fiscal 2020 earnings. gold index bucked the trend, falling 2.6% as bullion prices dropped after a lift in market sentiment drove investors to riskier assets. GOL/
Newcrest Mining NCM.AX lost 1.4% and Northern Star Resources NST.AX slipped 3.9%.
Across the Tasman Sea, New Zealand's benchmark S&P/NZX 50 index .NZ50 rose 1% percent or 101.3 points to 10,128.97.
Dairy products maker a2 Milk Company ATM.NZ and Auckland International Airport AIA.NZ were the best performers on the index, gaining 3.1% and 2.7% respectively.
($1 = 1.4372 Australian dollars)