19 Dec Australian shares set to open flat; NZ down
Australian shares are likely to open
little changed on Friday as world equity markets continued a
week-long slide.
The local share price index futures were largely
flat at a 75.8 point discount to the underlying S&P/ASX 200
index close. The benchmark hit two-year lows on
Thursday, closing 1.3 percent lower.
New Zealand’s benchmark S&P/NZX 50 index fell 0.6
percent in early trade.
little changed on Friday as world equity markets continued a
week-long slide.
The local share price index futures were largely
flat at a 75.8 point discount to the underlying S&P/ASX 200
index close. The benchmark hit two-year lows on
Thursday, closing 1.3 percent lower.
New Zealand’s benchmark S&P/NZX 50 index fell 0.6
percent in early trade.
(Reporting by Nikhil Kurian Nainan in Ben
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