March 25 (Reuters) - Australian shares were set to open slightly lower on Thursday, tracking a weaker performance on Wall Street as tech losses dragged the major indexes down.
The local share price index futures YAPcm1 fell 0.2%, a 41.8 point discount to the underlying S&P/ASX 200 index .AXJO close. The benchmark rose 0.5% on Wednesday.
New Zealand's benchmark S&P/NZX 50 index .NZ50 rose 0.4% in early trade.