Sept 24 (Reuters) - Australian shares are set to open
slightly lower on Tuesday, tracking a lackluster Wall Street as
mixed U.S. economic data kept risk sentiment in check.
U.S. employment in the services sector shrank for the first
time in nine-and-a-half years in September, but data also showed
manufacturing activity rose in September, topping expectations.
The local share price index futures fell 0.1%, a
25.7-point discount to the underlying S&P/ASX 200 index
close. The benchmark rose 0.3% on Monday.
New Zealand's benchmark S&P/NZX 50 index rose 0.1%
in early trade.
(Reporting by Soumyajit Saha in Bengaluru
Editing by Chris Reese)
