March 28 (Reuters) - Australian shares are likely to open little changed on Thursday as investors weigh the likelihood of a sharper global economic slowdown amid the persistent inversion of the U.S. Treasury yield curve.
U.S. Treasury bond yields fell again on Wednesday, heightening fears of a possible recession in the world's biggest economy and leading to a weaker finish on Wall Street. .N
The local share price index futures YAPcm1 were flat by 2116 GMT, a 23-point discount to the underlying S&P/ASX 200 index .AXJO close.
The benchmark ticked up 0.1 percent on Wednesday.
New Zealand's benchmark S&P/NZX 50 index .NZ50 rose 0.2 percent, or 15.49 points, to 9,714.38 in early trade.