April 30 (Reuters) - Australian shares are set to open little changed on Tuesday with investors likely to remain cautious ahead of bank earnings later this week and China's manufacturing data for April.
China's factory activity is expected to have expanded slightly in April, with stimulus provided by the government to support economic growth boosting the manufacturing sector. local share price index futures YAPcm1 fell marginally, an 18.5-point discount to the underlying S&P/ASX 200 index .AXJO close. The benchmark fell 0.4 percent on Monday.
New Zealand's benchmark S&P/NZX 50 index .NZ50 rose 0.13 percent in early trade.