March 18 (Reuters) - Australian shares are likely to track strength in global equities on Monday, as positive cues from the U.S.-China trade front prompted some riskier buying.
The local share price index futures YAPcm1 rose 35 points to 6,206.0, a 30.8-point premium to the underlying S&P/ASX 200 index .AXJO close, which ended flat on Friday.
New Zealand's benchmark S&P/NZX 50 index .NZ50 was flat in early trade.