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Australian shares likely to open higher, NZ flat

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By Reuters
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Feb 24 (Reuters) - Australian shares are poised to open higher on Friday, with heavyweight miners and energy firms likely to track commodity prices higher, and after a positive move on Wall Street overnight. The local share price index futures rose 0.1%, a 51.4-point discount to the underlying S&P/ASX 200 index close. The benchmark shed 0.4% on Thursday.


New Zealand's benchmark S&P/NZX 50 index was flat at 11,892.25-points during early trade.
(Reporting by Nausheen Thusoo in Bengaluru; Editing by Chris Reese)


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