Australian shares edge higher as energy stocks gain; NZ rises <!-- no image --> <div>Australian shares inched higher on Tuesday as gains in energy and financial stocks offset losses in mining stocks, while investors awaited a rate decision by the central bank.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~ff/reuters/UKBankingFinancial?a=KzA1b6RRFac:Df43Oq_g0N0:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/UKBankingFinancial?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~ff/reuters/UKBankingFinancial?a=KzA1b6RRFac:Df43Oq_g0N0:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/UKBankingFinancial?i=KzA1b6RRFac:Df43Oq_g0N0:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~ff/reuters/UKBankingFinancial?a=KzA1b6RRFac:Df43Oq_g0N0:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/UKBankingFinancial?i=KzA1b6RRFac:Df43Oq_g0N0:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/reuters/UKBankingFinancial/~4/KzA1b6RRFac" height="1" width="1" alt=""></div> Posted by Reuters