Aug 12 (Reuters) - Australian shares were set to open lower
on Monday due to investors' concerns about an escalation of the
prolonged Sino-U.S. trade spat.
U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday said that while talks
with China were continuing, he was not ready to make a deal and
called a September round of trade talks into question.
The local share price index futures fell 0.3% to
6,499, a 85.4-point discount to the underlying S&P/ASX 200 index
close. The benchmark ended 0.3% higher on Friday.
New Zealand's benchmark S&P/NZX 50 index rose 0.1%
to 10,884.92 in early trade.
(Reporting by Shriya Ramakrishnan in Bengaluru
Editing by Bill Rigby)
