Sept 19 (Reuters) - Australian shares are expected to open lower on Monday, snapping three straight sessions of gains, tracking a decline on Wall Street and some weakness in key commodity prices.
The local share price index futures YAPcm1 was flat at 5275 points, a 21.7-point discount to the underlying S&P/ASX 200 index .AXJO close. The benchmark finished 1.1 percent higher in the previous session.
New Zealand's benchmark S&P/NZX 50 index .NZ50 was up for a second straight session at 0.14 percent, or 9.9 points, higher at 7,260.41 at 22:15 GMT.
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