Nov 28 (Reuters) - Australian shares advanced on Tuesday, with financials and gold stocks spearheading gains, as investors remained confident about a pause in the U.S. Federal Reserve's rate tightening cycle. Investors are also awaiting inflation numbers due later on Wednesday, which will shape the future rate policy of the Reserve Bank of Australia. On the local bourse, gold stocks .AXGD gained 1.3% to touch their highest level since Nov 6 as bullion prices soared on bets of Fed rate pause.