Australian shares are set open lower on Friday, hurt by losses in gold stocks after the bullion dropped overnight.
The local share price index futures YAPcm1 fell 0.2%, a 37.3-point discount to the underlying S&P/ASX 200 index .AXJO close.
New Zealand's benchmark S&P/NZX 50 index .NZ50 rose 0.3% to 12,754.23 in early trade.