Sept 7 (Reuters) - Australian shares are expected to edge up on Thursday, tracking Wall Street which ended marginally higher fueled by energy and financial stocks.
U.S. stocks rose after President Donald Trump agreed to pass an extension of the U.S. debt limit by mid-December, avoiding a potential default on U.S. government debt. .N
The local share price index futures YAPcm1 rose 0.2 percent or 13 points to 5,687, a 2.7-point discount to the underlying S&P/ASX 200 index .AXJO close. The benchmark fell 0.3 percent on Wednesday.
New Zealand's benchmark S&P/NZX 50 index .NZ50 fell 0.02 percent in early trade.