April 20 (Reuters) - Australian shares were poised to open unchanged on Monday, as investors awaited more details on when and how major global economies plan to re-open and hoped a treatment for the novel coronavirus will emerge soon.
The local share price index futures YAPcm1 were roughly flat at 2211 GMT, on par with the underlying S&P/ASX 200 index .AXJO close. The benchmark ended 1.3% higher on Friday.
New Zealand's S&P/NZX 50 index .NZ50 rose 0.5% in early trade.