Mining stocks .AXMM added 0.7%, with index heavyweights Rio Tinto RIO.AX, BHP Group BHP.AX and Fortescue Metals FMG.AX all rising between 0.4% and 1.6%. May 31 (Reuters) - Australian stocks edged higher on Monday, as markets caught the tailwind from a bounce on Wall Street after investors tempered fears of inflationary pressure, while strong commodity prices lifted local miners and gold shares. O/R Software firm Nuix Ltd NXL.AX shed 13% to hit a record low and lead losses on the benchmark on slashing its full-year revenue forecast.