April 13 (Reuters) - Australian shares were little
changed at the start of trading on Thursday, even as a
lower-than-expected U.S. inflation reading raised hopes the
Federal Reserve is getting closer to the end of its current
rate-hike cycle.
The local share price index futures fell 0.04%, a
13.1-point premium to the underlying S&P/ASX 200 index close. The benchmark rose 0.5% on Wednesday.
New Zealand's benchmark S&P/NZX 50 index fell 0.2%
in early trade.
(Reporting by Jaskiran Singh in Bengaluru
Editing by Chris Reese)
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