Australian shares set to open higher, NZ up

Dec 11 (Reuters) - Australian shares were poised to open higher on Thursday, with probable gains in local mining, gold and energy stocks supported by rising commodity prices, while investors assessed the U.S. Federal Reserve's latest rate cut and awaited the local jobs data due later in the day.

The local share price index futures YAPcm1 rose 0.9%, a 78.6-point premium to the underlying S&P/ASX 200 index .AXJO close. The benchmark ended marginally lower at 0.08% on Wednesday.

New Zealand's benchmark S&P/NZX 50 index .NZ50 rose 0.2% to 13,404.15 points in early trade.

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