SYDNEY, April 8 (Reuters) - Australian shares are set for a weak start on Friday, tracking Wall Street lower on renewed worries about global growth.
The local share price index futures YAPcm1 slipped about 1 percent to 4,898 points, a 66-point discount to the underlying S&P/ASX 200 index .AXJO close. The benchmark rose 0.4 percent on Thursday.
The index, which has already lost more than 2 percent in April, is set for its third consecutive weekly drop this week.
New Zealand's benchmark S&P/NZX 50 index .NZ50 pulled back from gains made in the previous sessions to further drift away from a record level of 6,765.88 points hit earlier in the week.
At 2255 GMT, the index was down 0.27 percent at 6,736.86 points.
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