Feb 9 (Reuters) - Australian shares were poised to open lower on Tuesday, ahead of the start of the earnings season, even as Wall Street hit record highs overnight on the back of stimulus hopes.
Kicking off the domestic earnings period, Macquarie Group MQG.AX and James Hardie Industries JHX.AX reported quarterly results on Tuesday.
The local share price index futures YAPcm1 slipped 0.25%, an 87.7-point discount to the underlying S&P/ASX 200 index .AXJO close. The benchmark finished 0.6% higher on Monday.
New Zealand's benchmark S&P/NZX 50 index .NZ50 fell 0.15% by 2125 GMT.