SYDNEY, March 23 (Reuters) - Australian shares are set to open marginally lower on Wednesday as market sentiment turned negative after deadly bomb attacks hit Brussels airport and a rush-hour Metro train in the Belgian capital.
The local share price index futures YAPcm1 fell 0.1 percent, a 10.6-point discount to the underlying S&P/ASX 200 index .AXJO close. The benchmark fell 0.3 percent on Tuesday.
New Zealand's benchmark S&P/NZX 50 index .NZ50 was near unchanged in early trade.
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