June 4 (Reuters) - Australian shares are set to rise on Thursday, taking leads from the Wall Street rally as gradual easing of virus-driven restrictions across the world spurs hopes of a global economic recovery.
The local share price index futures YAPcm1 rose 1.2% or 73 points, a 57.4-point premium to the underlying S&P/ASX 200 index .AXJO close. The benchmark firmed 1.8% on Wednesday.
In New Zealand, the benchmark S&P/NZX 50 index .NZ50 was up 0.76% to 11,118.3 by 2215 GMT.