Australian shares poised to open slightly lower; NZ shares unchanged
Aug 23 (Reuters) -Australian shares are expected to dip slightly on Friday as cautious investors await next week's inflation data and a flurry of corporate earnings reports, which could provide insights into the country's monetary policy direction, although potential gains in commodity stocks could limit the decline.
The local share price index futures YAPcm1 fell 0.5% lower, a 79.0-point discount to the underlying S&P/ASX 200 index .AXJO close. The benchmark rose 0.2% on Thursday.
New Zealand's benchmark S&P/NZX 50 index .NZ50 was largely flat at 12,466.68 points by 2229 GMT.
Reporting by Shivangi Lahiri in Bengaluru; Editing by David Gregorio
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