Australian shares are set to open higher on Wednesday, helped by gains in the country's prominent mining stocks on the back of a rally in iron ore prices.
The local share price index futures YAPcm1 rose 0.2% a 12.8-point discount to the underlying S&P/ASX 200 index .AXJO close. The benchmark had closed 0.2% lower on Tuesday.
New Zealand's benchmark S&P/NZX 50 index .NZ50 rose 0.1% to 12,631.97 in early trade.