Australian shares are set to open higher on Thursday, tracking a stronger Wall Street and as robust iron ore and copper prices will likely support heavyweight mining stocks.
The local share price index futures rose 0.15%, a 70.9-point discount to the underlying S&P/ASX 200 index close. The benchmark rose 0.9% on Wednesday.
New Zealand's benchmark S&P/NZX 50 index rose 0.2% in early trade.