April 3 (Reuters) - Australian shares are poised to open higher on Wednesday, with firmer iron ore and oil prices likely to bolster mining and energy stocks.
The local share price index futures YAPcm1 rose 0.5 percent, a 20.6-point premium to the underlying S&P/ASX 200 index .AXJO close. The benchmark gained 0.41 percent on Tuesday and is up about 10.5 percent this year.
New Zealand's benchmark S&P/NZX 50 index .NZ50 fell 0.3 percent, or 29.53 points, to 9,928.82 in early trade.