Sept 15 (Reuters) - Australian shares are expected to edge lower at Thursday's open, tracking Wall Street, after snapping four consecutive sessions of losses in the previous session.
The local share price index futures YAPcm1 fell 0.4 percent, or 19 points, to 5,214, a 13.7-point discount to the underlying S&P/ASX 200 index .AXJO close. The benchmark finished 0.4 percent higher on Wednesday.
Investors will look out for Australian jobs data due later in the day, that is expected to show unemployment steady at 5.7 percent. ECONASIA
New Zealand's benchmark S&P/NZX 50 index .NZ50 was 0.2 percent, or 9.13 points, higher at 7,219.85 at 22:03 GMT.
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