SYDNEY, May 13 (Reuters) - Australian shares are poised for a subdued open on Friday following a lacklustre performance on Wall Street, but a bounce in oil prices could help underpin the energy sector.
Pointing to a flat start, share price index futures YAPcm1 eased 0.2 percent to 5,358.0, a small discount to the underlying S&P/ASX 200 index .AXJO . The benchmark ended 0.2 percent lower on Thursday at 5,359.3.
New Zealand's benchmark S&P/NZX 50 index .NZ50 was flat at 6,922.4 in early trade.
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