SYDNEY, July 20 (Reuters) - Australian shares are set for a shaky start on Monday, with resources stocks possibly coming under pressure from weaker commodities prices.
Gold fell to a five-year low and copper ended down more than 1 percent on Friday.
The local share price index futures YAPcm1 slipped 1-point to 5,612.0, a 58.1-point discount to the underlying S&P/ASX 200 index .AXJO close. The benchmark ended flat at 5,670.1 on Friday.
New Zealand's benchmark NZX 50 index .NZ50 fell 12.1 points or 0.2 percent to 5,841.6 in early trade.
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