Australian shares likely to open higher, New Zealand index up early

Feb 23 (Reuters) - Australian shares were likely to open higher on Monday, likely lifted by miners that should benefit from rising copper prices after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down President Donald Trump's sweeping tariffs last week, while local energy stocks stood to benefit from firmer oil prices.

The local share price index futures YAPcm1 rose 0.2%, a 34.4-point discount to the underlying S&P/ASX 200 index .AXJO close. The benchmark ended largely unchanged on Friday.

New Zealand's benchmark S&P/NZX 50 index .NZ50 rose 0.9% in early trade.