March 25 (Reuters) - Australian shares were set for a strong start to Wednesday, tracking Wall Street that surged on hopes of a massive fiscal stimulus to blunt the economic damage from the coronavirus.
The local share price index futures YAPcm1 rose 5.9%, a 256.3-point premium to the underlying S&P/ASX 200 index .AXJO close. The benchmark climbed 4.2% on Tuesday.
New Zealand's benchmark S&P/NZX 50 index .NZ50 jumps 5.5% in early trade.