May 23 (Reuters) - Australian shares are expected to extend gains into a second session, tracking advances on Wall Street as well as rising metal and oil prices.
The local share price index futures YAPcm1 was up 12 points, or 0.2 percent, at 5,794, a 22.8 points premium to the underlying S&P/ASX 200 index .AXJO close.
In its previous session, the benchmark had closed 0.8 percent higher.
New Zealand's benchmark S&P/NZX 50 index .NZ50 were marginally lower at 0.04 percent, or 2.87 points, to 7,406.63 at 2203 GMT.
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