Jan 6 (Reuters) - Australian shares are likely to open marginally lower on Wednesday, on concerns that a Sydney coronavirus cluster may have spread to regional areas, although strong commodity prices will likely lend weight to miners and energy stocks.
The local share price index futures YAPcm1 was down 0.1%, an 89.9-point discount to the underlying S&P/ASX 200 index .AXJO close. The benchmark closed flat on Tuesday.
New Zealand's benchmark S&P/NZX 50 index .NZ50 was slightly higher in early trade.