By Soumyajit Saha
June 23 (Reuters) - Australian shares were set to open higher on Tuesday, tracking gains on Wall Street on hopes of further stimulus measures in the face of rising coronavirus cases, while robust oil prices will benefit energy stocks.
Investors held hopes of more government help as both U.S. House Democrats and the Trump administration last week said they were looking to provide further infrastructure-based stimulus, while oil prices jumped on tighter crude supplies from major producers and easing virus-led lockdowns. O/R
The local share price index futures YAPcm1 rose 0.6%, a 9.5-point discount to the underlying S&P/ASX 200 index .AXJO close. The benchmark ended flat on Monday.
In New Zealand, the benchmark S&P/NZX 50 index .NZ50 was down 0.86% in early trade.