Jan 23 (Reuters) - Australian shares are set to fall at open on Thursday as a slump in oil prices overnight are likely to weigh on heavyweight energy stocks.
Oil prices fell more than 2% on Wednesday as a market surplus forecast by the International Energy Agency (IEA) and demand worries amid the outbreak of a virus in China outweighed concern over disruptions to Libya's crude output. O/R
The local share price index futures YAPcm1 fell 0.2%, a 71.7-point discount to the underlying S&P/ASX 200 index .AXJO close. The benchmark rose 0.9% on Wednesday.
New Zealand's benchmark S&P/NZX 50 index .NZ50 was little changed as of 2109 GMT.