18 Feb Australia shares expected to slip; NZ rises
Feb 20 (Reuters) – Australian shares are set to fall at
Tuesday’s open, tracking weakening metal prices on the London
Metal Exchange.
Copper fell 1.6 percent on Monday, while nickel
ended 2.3 percent lower.
Australian share price index futures fell about 0.6
percent, or 34 points, to 5,869, a 72.6-point discount to the
underlying S&P/ASX 200 index close. The benchmark added
0.6 percent on Monday.
New Zealand’s benchmark S&P/NZX 50 index
Tuesday’s open, tracking weakening metal prices on the London
Metal Exchange.
Copper fell 1.6 percent on Monday, while nickel
ended 2.3 percent lower.
Australian share price index futures fell about 0.6
percent, or 34 points, to 5,869, a 72.6-point discount to the
underlying S&P/ASX 200 index close. The benchmark added
0.6 percent on Monday.
New Zealand’s benchmark S&P/NZX 50 index
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