WORLD FINANCE UPDATE:
The Australian dollar is lower against the greenback, which made broad-based gains on the back of US data.
At 0700 AEDT on Monday, the local unit was trading at 71.36 US cents, down from 72.20 cents on Friday.
And the Australian share market looks set to open slightly higher after Wall Street put in a feeble mixed performance following data showing gross domestic product expanded at a one per cent annual rate in the fourth quarter.
At 0645 AEDT on Monday, the share price index futures contract was up seven points at 4,860.
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