Oct 25 (Reuters) - Australian shares are poised for a soft start on Tuesday as energy stocks could remain under pressure on weak crude prices, offsetting a positive lead from Wall Street. .N O/R
Traders might also mark time ahead of the release of consumer price figures on Wednesday, which could make or break the case for another cut in interest rates. local share price index futures YAPcm1 nudged up 0.1 percent, a 13.5-point discount to the underlying S&P/ASX 200 index .AXJO close. The benchmark closed 0.4 percent lower on Monday.
New Zealand's benchmark S&P/NZX 50 index .NZ50 rose 0.23 percent, or 16.04 points to 6958.4 in early trade.
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