May 15 (Reuters) - Australian shares poised to edge up on Wednesday in line with Wall Street as investor sentiment was boosted by a tonal shift in Sino-U.S. trade rhetoric.
U.S. President Donald Trump called the trade war with China "a little squabble" and insisted talks between the world's two largest economies had not collapsed. Australian share price index futures YAPcm1 rose 0.4% a 11.1 point premium to the underlying S&P/ASX 200 index .AXJO close. The benchmark fell 0.9% on Tuesday.
New Zealand's benchmark S&P/NZX 50 index .NZ50 rose 0.2% in early trade.