Aug 30 (Reuters) - Australian shares are set to open higher on Monday, taking cues from a strong Wall Street rally on Friday, with earnings from iron ore miner Fortescue Metals Group Ltd (FMG) and Crown Resorts Ltd (CWN) expected in the session.
The local share price index futures YAPcm1 rose 0.2%, a 47.3-point discount to the underlying S&P/ASX 200 index (xjo) close. The benchmark closed flat on Friday.
New Zealand's benchmark S&P/NZX 50 index (nz50) rose 0.3% in early trading.
