SYDNEY, May 6 (Reuters) - Australian shares are poised to open lower on Friday, following a subdued session on Wall Street as investors wait for the latest U.S. jobs report for clues on when the Federal Reserve will hike interest rates.
Pointing to a shaky start, share price index futures YAPcm1 fell 0.9 percent to 5,219.0, a 60.1-point discount to the underlying S&P/ASX 200 index .AXJO . The benchmark closed flat on Thursday.
Before the opening bell, top investment bank Macquarie Group MQG.AX posted a 29 percent jump in annual profit to a record. the Tasman Sea, New Zealand stocks were already feeling the negative influence from Wall Street. The benchmark S&P/NZX 50 index .NZ50 eased 0.5 percent, or 33.2 points, to 6,843.33 in early trade.
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