July 18 (Reuters) - Australian shares are expected to fall at open on Thursday in line with overnight losses on Wall Street as weak results from railroad operator CSX Corp CSX.O raised further concerns about the impact of the U.S.-China trade war on corporate earnings.
The local share price index futures YAPcm1 fell 0.2% or 15 points to 6,591, a 82.3-point discount to the underlying S&P/ASX 200 index .AXJO close. The benchmark rose 0.5% on Wednesday.
In New Zealand, the benchmark S&P/NZX 50 index .NZ50 rose 0.1% in early trade.