Aug 19 (Reuters) - Australian shares were poised to open marginally lower on Wednesday as its biggest trading partner, China, began an anti-dumping probe into imports of Australian wine in a move that is likely to worsen ties between the two nations.
The local share price index futures YAPcm1 fell 0.12%, a 61.4-point discount to the underlying S&P/ASX 200 index .AXJO close. The benchmark added 0.8% on Tuesday.
New Zealand's benchmark S&P/NZX 50 index .NZ50 rose 1.5% by 2205 GMT.