April 12 (Reuters) – Australian shares were set to trade
higher on Wednesday, likely boosted by mining and technology
stocks, while U.S. inflation data is awaited later in the day.
The local share price index futures
47.1-point premium to the underlying S&P/ASX 200 index
close. The benchmark rose 1.3% on Tuesday.
New Zealand’s benchmark S&P/NZX 50 index was flat in
early trade.
(Reporting by Jaskiran Singh in Bengaluru
Editing by Chris Reese)
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