May 1 (Reuters) - Australian shares were set to tumble on Friday, tracking a broad sell-off on Wall Street overnight amid profit-taking and as dismal U.S. unemployment data again highlighted the economic pain from the coronavirus pandemic.
The local share price index futures YAPcm1 fell 2.2%, a 105.4-point discount to the underlying S&P/ASX 200 index .AXJO close. The benchmark ended 2.4% higher on Thursday.
New Zealand's main S&P/NZX 50 bourse .NZ50 rose 0.2% in early trade.