Jan 9 (Reuters) - Australian shares are expected to trade higher on Monday, mirroring gains on Wall Street that saw the Nasdaq and S&P500 hit record-highs on Friday, boosted by Apple Inc AAPL.O .
The record trading session followed a U.S. Labor Department report that showed the economy added fewer-than-expected jobs last month but wages increased, suggesting resilience in the labor market.[ nL1N1EV1GW]
The local share price index futures YAPcm1 rose 0.2 pct to 5,730, a 25.6 point discount to the underlying S&P/ASX 200 index .AXJO close. The benchmark rose 0.04 percent on Friday.
New Zealand's benchmark S&P/NZX 50 index .NZ50 was flat in early trade.
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