Wednesday, August 17, 2016

Australian shares set for steady start, NZ flat

SYDNEY, Aug 18 (Reuters) - Australian shares looked set for

a hesitant start after Wall Street made marginal gains and with

domestic jobs data and a raft of corporate results looming.

The local share price index futures was up 0.1

percent at 5,513 in early trade. The S&P/ASX 200 index

ended on Wednesday with a slim gain of 0.05 percent, or 3

points, at 5,535.

AMP Ltd reported net profit of A$523 million for

the half year and a dividend of 14 cents.

Wall Street ended slightly higher

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