SYDNEY, Sept 10 (Reuters) - Australian shares looked set to open lower on Thursday with a fall on Wall Street likely to prompt investors to take profits on two sessions of solid gains.
Indicating a lower open, stock index futures YAPcm1 slid 1.6 percent to 5,130.0, a 91.1 point-discount to the underlying S&P/ASX 200 index .AXJO . On Wednesday, the benchmark index closed 2.1 percent higher, taking gains to nearly 4 percent over the past two sessions.
New Zealand's benchmark NZX 50 index .NZ50 was a touch firmer at 5,672.0 in early trade with an interest rate cut at home helping offset a negative U.S. lead. ID:nL4N11F5MB
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