Dec 19 (Reuters) - Australian shares are expected to open
little changed on Wednesday as Wall Street closed flat in a
choppy session ahead of the U.S. Federal Reserve policy
decision.
The possibility of a partial U.S. government shutdown added
to investors' jitters ahead of the highly anticipated Fed
meeting.
The local share price index futures were at a
9.5-point discount to the underlying S&P/ASX 200 index
close. The benchmark fell 1.2 percent on Tuesday.
New Zealand's benchmark S&P/NZX 50 index rose 0.4
percent to 8,725.61 in early trade.
(Reporting by Nikhil Kurian Nainan in Bengaluru;
Editing by Alison Williams)
