By Soumyajit Saha
June 26 (Reuters) - Australian shares looked set to rebound on Friday after dropping over 2% in the previous session, even as new coronavirus cases continue to rise at home and around the world.
The country on Thursday recorded its biggest one-day rise in coronavirus cases in two months, with its second most populous state, Victoria, reporting 33 positive cases for the day. local share price index futures YAPcm1 rose 1.2%, a 17.3-point premium to the underlying S&P/ASX 200 index .AXJO close. The benchmark fell 2.5% on Thursday.
In New Zealand, the benchmark S&P/NZX 50 index .NZ50 was down 1.24% in early trade.