Aug 27 (Reuters) - Australian shares are poised to open higher on Tuesday, in line with Wall Street peers, as U.S. President Donald Trump predicted a trade deal with China despite a dramatic escalation last week.
Following the G7 summit of world leaders in Biarritz, France, Trump said he believed China was sincere about the desire to reach a deal, citing what he described as increasing economic pressure on Beijing and job losses there. local share price index futures YAPcm1 rose 0.3% to 6,417.0, a 23.1-point discount to the underlying S&P/ASX 200 index .AXJO close. The benchmark declined 1.3% on Monday.
New Zealand's benchmark S&P/NZX 50 index .NZ50 rose 0.6% in early trade.