SYDNEY, April 29 (Reuters) - Australian shares were expected to open flat on Friday as a weaker lead from Wall Street created downward pressure, while gains in key commodity prices overnight provided support for resources stocks.
The local share price index futures YAPcm1 was down 8.0 points at 5,193.0, a 32.4-point discount to the underlying S&P/ASX 200 index .AXJO close.
New Zealand's benchmark S&P/NZX 50 index .NZ50 was up 17.7 points, or 0.3 percent, at 6,807.7 in early trade.
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