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Australian shares are set to open slightly lower, as investors await early results in the United States midterm elections.
S & P/ASX 200 futures were down 5 points, or 0.1 per cent, to 8892 near 3am AEDT.
Falling oil prices boosted Wall Street ahead of crucial election results. Tech stocks led gains, with the Philadelphia chip index climbing almost 3 per cent. Apple bucked the trend, falling 2.7 per cent as investors digested its quarterly report.
Brent Crude fell 1.6 per cent to trade at around $US103, after US President Donald Trump said Washington would stop billions in funding to Israel after the end of this year.