SYDNEY, April 11 (Reuters) - Australian shares were set to start the week on a firm note on Monday, after a commodity rally boosted Wall Street with local natural resources stocks likely to lead gains.
The local share price index futures YAPcm1 edged 0.1 percent lower, a 5.6-point discount to the close of the underlying S&P/ASX 200 index .AXJO on Friday. The benchmark lost 1.2 percent last week and hit a one-month low in the last session.
New Zealand's benchmark S&P/NZX 50 index .NZ50 was steady in early trade, not far from a record peak touched earlier in the month. It rose 0.3 percent last week, the eighth consecutive week of gains.
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