Nov 24 (Reuters) - Australian shares look set to take a breather and open flat on Thursday, after being taken to month-highs in a two-day rally driven by the resources sector.
The S&P 500 nudged lower on Wednesday afternoon, hurt by declines in Eli Lilly LLY.N and other healthcare shares, while the Dow edged higher along with industrial stocks in light trading ahead of a U.S. holiday. .N
The Dow hit a record intraday high for the third straight day earlier in the session, and was on track to close at an all-time high.
Australian share price index futures YAPcm1 were flat at 5,498, a 13.6-point premium to the underlying S&P/ASX 200 index .AXJO close. The benchmark rose 1.3 percent on Wednesday.
New Zealand's benchmark S&P/NZX 50 index .NZ50 was flat in early trade.
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