** Australian tech stocks .AXIJ rose as much as 0.9% to their highest since December 9; last up 0.6%

** Local stocks track Wall Street, with the tech-heavy Nasdaq index gaining 0.3%

** Shares of WiseTech Global WTC.AX gained as much as 1.5% while ASX-listed

** ASX-listed shares of Xero XRO.AX gained as much as 0.6% in early trade, marking a record high

** Wall Street ended mixed as weak data revealed the economic impact of Trump's trade policies .N

** Sub-index up 6.8% YTD vs a 4.8% gain in the broader benchmark index .AXJO

(Reporting by Manasi Dasa in Bengaluru)

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