(Corrects to say shares likely to open marginally higher, not
flat in paragraph 1)
May 15 (Reuters) - Australian shares are likely to open
marginally higher on Monday even as bearish investor sentiment
strengthened further in global markets after a report showed
U.S. consumer sentiment slumped to a six-month low in May.
The local share price index futures rose 0.1%, a
17.3-point premium to the underlying S&P/ASX 200 index close. The benchmark rose 0.1% on Friday.
New Zealand's benchmark S&P/NZX 50 index was down
0.4% in early trade.
(Reporting by John Biju in Bengaluru; Editing by Cynthia
Osterman)
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