May 12 (Reuters) - Australian shares are set to open marginally lower on Wednesday, tracking a sell-off on Wall Street overnight as worries about rising inflation in the United States set a risk-averse mood.
The local share price index futures YAPcm1 fell 0.6%, a 77-point discount to the underlying S&P/ASX 200 index .AXJO close. The benchmark closed lower on Tuesday.
Across the Tasman Sea, New Zealand's benchmark S&P/NZX 50 index .NZ50 rose 0.013% to 12,640.8 in early trade.