Oct 27 (Reuters) - Australian shares are expected to open lower on Tuesday, as concerns over surging coronavirus cases in Europe and the United States continued to bruise global equities.
The United States, Russia and France set daily records for coronavirus infections, clouding the global economic outlook. stocks tumbled on Monday as prospects for a stimulus package dimmed ahead of the Nov. 3 election. .N
Australia's local share price index futures YAPcm1 fell 0.9%, a 60.6-point discount to the underlying S&P/ASX 200 index .AXJO close. The benchmark slipped 0.2% on Monday.
New Zealand's benchmark S&P/NZX 50 index .NZ50 fell 0.7% in early trade.