April 14 (Reuters) - Australia's benchmark index was poised to open higher on Tuesday after the Easter break, with oil stocks likely to gain after major global producers signed a record production-cut deal, and as the daily growth rate of new coronavirus cases in the country slowed.
The local share price index futures YAPcm1 rose 0.8%, a 55-point premium to the underlying S&P/ASX 200 index .AXJO close. The benchmark ended 3.5% higher on Thursday, before the Good Friday and Easter holidays.
New Zealand's benchmark S&P/NZX 50 index .NZ50 rose 0.5% in early trade.