Australia shares likely to fall, NZ flat

By Reuters News21:35 (UTC), 3 November 2026 Updated

Nov 4 (Reuters) - Australian shares were expected to open lower on Wednesday, with miners and energy stocks likely to be pressured by weaker commodity prices, a day after the central bank raised its cash rate to an 18-year high.

The local share price index futures fell 0.3%, a 13.8-point discount to the underlying S&P/ASX 200 index .AXJO close. The benchmark ended 0.3% higher on Tuesday.

New Zealand's benchmark S&P/NZX 50 index .NZ50 was largely unchanged in early trade.

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