Jan 18 (Reuters) - Australian shares are set to open slightly lower on Monday, as the emergence of a new coronavirus cluster in a Sydney suburb dents confidence, and ahead of a U.S. market holiday and important domestic production results later this week.
The local share price index futures YAPcm1 fell 0.2%, a 90.4-point discount to the underlying S&P/ASX 200 index .AXJO close. The benchmark closed flat on Friday.
New Zealand's benchmark S&P/NZX 50 index .NZ50 rose 0.4% in early trade.