SYDNEY, Sept 22 (Reuters) - Australian shares are set to recoup some of Monday's steep losses on Tuesday, helped by higher metals and oil prices and a rebound on Wall Street.
Local share price index futures YAPcm1 rose 0.6 percent to 5,089.0, a 22.8-point premium to the underlying S&P/ASX 200 index .AXJO close, pointing to a firmer opening. The benchmark slid 2 percent on Monday on worries about global growth.
Coal miner New Hope Corp NHC.AX is likely to climb after surprising the market with a special dividend at its annual results on Tuesday. It reported a 25 percent rise in profit before writedowns on oil assets and a coal-to-liquids plant. ID:nWNBS01DK9
New Zealand's benchmark NZX 50 index .NZ50 rose 5 points, to 5,688.55 in early trade.
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