Dec 23 (Reuters) - Australian shares are set to open higher on Wednesday, looking to end a three-session losing streak that saw the benchmark shed over 2% on worries of fresh restrictions in Sydney and a new variant of the coronavirus in the United Kingdom.
The local share price index futures YAPcm1 rose 0.97%, a 27.6-point discount to the underlying S&P/ASX 200 index .AXJO close. The benchmark fell 1.1% on Tuesday.
New Zealand's benchmark S&P/NZX 50 index .NZ50 rose 0.15% by 2124 GMT.