April 6 (Reuters) - Australian shares are likely to fall
at the open on Thursday as a wave of weak economic data in the
U.S. fuels worries that the Federal Reserve's rapid interest
rate hikes might tip the world's largest economy into a
recession.
The local share price index futures fell 0.1%, an
18-point premium to the underlying S&P/ASX 200 index close. The benchmark finished 0.02% higher at 7,237.20 points on
Wednesday.
New Zealand's benchmark S&P/NZX 50 index fell 0.1%
to 11,853.87-points during early trade.
(Reporting by Nausheen Thusoo in Bengaluru; editing by Jonathan
Oatis)
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