April 9 (Reuters) - Australian shares are set to open flat on Friday, with a drop in iron ore prices set to weigh on miners and offset gains in tech stocks following a solid performance by their U.S. peers overnight.
The local share price index futures YAPcm1 was up by 0.03%, a 37.8-point discount to the underlying S&P/ASX 200 index .AXJO close. In the previous session, the benchmark rose to close at a 13-month high.
New Zealand's benchmark S&P/NZX 50 index .NZ50 rose 0.2% to 12,661.38 in early trade.