SYDNEY, April 26 (Reuters) - Australian stocks are set to open lower on Tuesday, tracking a subdued performance on Wall Street and taking a pause after last week's rally.
Stock index futures YAPcm1 fell 0.5 percent to 5,211.0, a 25.4-point discount to the close of the underlying S&P/ASX 200 index .AXJO on Friday. The benchmark gained 1.5 percent last week, having touched its highest since early January.
New Zealand's benchmark S&P/NZX 50 index .NZ50 nudged up 0.1 percent in early trade, edging closer to a record high of 6,917.57 touched last week.
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