March 24 (Reuters) - Australian shares are expected to open subdued on Friday, tracking Wall Street, which fell after lawmakers postponed a vote on a healthcare bill seen as President Donald Trump's first policy test.
Not passing the healthcare bill would be seen by many investors as pushing back Trump's agenda of corporate tax cuts. local share price index futures YAPcm1 were up 0.09 percent, or 5 points, at 5,712, a 4-point premium to the underlying S&P/ASX 200 index .AXJO close.
The benchmark finished 0.4 percent higher on Thursday, snapping three straight days of losses.
New Zealand's benchmark S&P/NZX 50 index .NZ50 was flat by 2110 GMT.
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