Sept 4 (Reuters) - Australian shares are set to mark time on Tuesday, cautious of worries over the escalation of trade disputes between world powers and a dip in iron ore prices in Dalian, China.
The most-traded iron ore futures on the Dalian Commodity Exchange DCIOcv1 fell 0.6 percent to 484.5 yuan a tonne on Monday. IRONORE/ MKTS/GLOB
Australian share price index futures YAPcm1 edged down 3 points to 6,297, a 13.9-point discount to the underlying S&P/ASX 200 index .AXJO close. The benchmark slipped 0.1 percent on Monday.
New Zealand's benchmark S&P/NZX 50 index .NZ50 inched lower in early trade.