June 7 (Reuters) - Australian shares are expected to move higher on Thursday, as rising commodity prices are seen boosting stocks in the mining sector.
Chinese iron ore futures climbed to a two-week high, while copper surged to its highest in 3-1/2 months.
The local share price index futures YAPcm1 rose 0.5 percent, a 28.9-point premium to the underlying S&P/ASX 200 index .AXJO close. The benchmark rose 0.5 percent on Wednesday.
New Zealand's benchmark S&P/NZX 50 index .NZ50 gained 0.2 percent to touch a record high in early trade.