Jan 25 (Reuters) - Australian shares are poised to rise on Friday, with mining stocks expected to gain on the back of robust iron ore prices.
The most-traded iron ore futures on the Dalian Commodity Exchange DCIOcv1 closed up 1.6 percent, as investors regained confidence after senior Chinese officials gave assurances about the economic outlook for 2019. IRONORE/
The local share price index futures YAPcm1 rose 0.3 percent to 5,828, a 37.7-point discount to the underlying S&P/ASX 200 index .AXJO close. The benchmark climbed 0.4 percent on Thursday.
New Zealand's benchmark S&P/NZX 50 index .NZ50 was flat at 9,119.57 in early trade.