SYDNEY, Nov 9 (Reuters) - Australian shares looked set for a weaker start on Monday, following an unimpressive closing on Wall Street and sliding commodity prices.
Global miner BHP Billiton (L:BLT) BHP.AX is expected to open sharply lower after a 3.6 percent slide in its U.S. ADRs.
The local share price index futures YAPcm1 slipped 0.5 percent to 5,194 or a 21-point discount to the underlying S&P/ASX 200 index .AXJO close on Friday. The benchmark dipped 0.5 percent last week.
New Zealand's benchmark NZX 50 index .NZ50 was steady in early trade, having touched a record high of 6,082.54 on Friday. It gained 1.4 percent last week.
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