Tuesday, August 23, 2016

Australia shares set to extend gains, New Zealand shares fall

SYDNEY, Aug 24 (Reuters) - Australian shares were poised to

edge higher on Wednesday as a stronger Wall Street pushed the

index towards a three-week high.

The local share price index futures rose 0.3

percent to 5,533 points, a 0.7-point discount to the underlying

S&P/ASX 200 index close. The benchmark rose 0.7 percent

on Tuesday as the index hit a three-week high.

New Zealand's benchmark S&P/NZX 50 index fell 0.2

percent in early trade.



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