SYDNEY, Nov 18 (Reuters) - Australian shares are set to open lower on Wednesday tracking falls in broad based commodities and an easing on Wall Street after fears of a planned bombing at a soccer game in Germany capped earlier gains.
Global miner BHP Billiton (L:BLT) BHP.AX is likely to open lower after a 2.12 percent slide in its U.S. ADRs BHP.N .
Energy stocks could feel the pinch after crude oil futures fell more than 2 percent on oversupply concerns.
The local share price index futures YAPcm1 fell 0.5 percent to 5,100.0, an 18.2-point discount to the underlying S&P/ASX 200 index .AXJO close.
The benchmark rose 2.3 percent to 5,118.2 in the previous session.
New Zealand's benchmark NZX 50 index .NZ50 rose 7.8 points to 5,975.5 in early trade.
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