April 1 (Reuters) - Australian shares were poised to open higher on Monday, boosted by miners as well as optimism over progress in the China-U.S. trade talks.
The local share price index futures YAPcm1 rose 0.3 percent, an 8.3-point premium to the underlying S&P/ASX 200 index .AXJO close. The benchmark rose 0.1 percent on Friday, ending the March quarter 0.7 percent higher.
New Zealand's benchmark S&P/NZX 50 index .NZ50 rose 0.05 percent, or 5.14 points, to 9,850.09 in early trade.