March 16 (Reuters) - Australian shares were expected to
slump at open on Thursday, likely dragged down by local energy
stocks on plunging oil prices, while local tech stocks might
come under pressure from a weaker Wall Street close overnight.
The local share price index futures fell 1.6%, a
123.9-point discount to the underlying S&P/ASX 200 index close. The benchmark rose 0.9% on Wednesday.
New Zealand's benchmark S&P/NZX 50 index fell 0.4%
in early trade.
(Reporting by Poonam Behura; Editing by Sandra Maler)
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