April 30 (Reuters) - Australian shares are expected to open flat on Monday, tracking a slowdown on Wall Street and amid a pullback in aluminum and other base metal prices that could weigh on commodity-related stocks.
Aluminium fell on Friday after sources said Russian aluminum producer Rusal 0486.HK would overhaul its management structure to restore shipments, further dampening fears of a supply shortfall. MET/L
The local share price index futures YAPcm1 stood flat at 5942 points, an 11.6 point discount to the underlying S&P/ASX 200 index .AXJO close. The benchmark rose 0.7 percent on Friday.
New Zealand's benchmark S&P/NZX 50 index .NZ50 was down 25.85 points to 8,344.520 in early trade.