Australia shares seen firmer, Greek vote may lend support
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SYDNEY, 17 July (Reuters) - Australian shares are set to open slightly higher tracking global cues on Friday after the Greek parliament voted in favour of austerity measures, but weak commodity prices could put pressure on sentiment. The local share price index futures rose 0.1 percent or 7 points to 5,629.0 a 40-point discount to the underlying S&P/ASX 200 index close. The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 index .AXJO closed up 33.4 points, or 0.6 percent, at 5,669.6 in the previous session. New Ze