July 15 (Reuters) - Australian shares are tipped to open higher on Wednesday, chasing Wall Street where materials and energy stocks helped major indices close higher on Tuesday.
Reports of a "productive" first round of trade talks with Britain were also likely to boost sentiment, despite Australian states tightening restrictions to contain a fresh coronavirus outbreak. local share price index futures YAPcm1 rose 0.5%, a 0.1-point discount to the underlying S&P/ASX 200 index .AXJO close. The benchmark fell 0.6% on Tuesday.
New Zealand's benchmark S&P/NZX 50 index .NZ50 rose 0.3% to 11,531.43 points in early trade.