Australia shares seen extending gains, NZ shares steady in early trade

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australian shares are seen extending gains on Monday, following a solid finish on Wall Street last week, though natural stocks could put a lid on advances after gold and oil prices slipped. Local share price index futures inched up 0.4 percent to 5,433.0, a 27.1-point premium to the underlying S&P/ASX 200 index <.AXJO> close on Friday. The benchmark climbed to a nine-month peak in the last session and was up 3 percent so far this month. Global miner BHP Billiton is expected to open around 1.1 percent lower after its U.S. ADRs fell. New Zealand's benchmark S&P/NZX 50 index <.NZ50> was steady in early trade, having struck a record at 6996.2 on Friday, edging ever closer to the 7,000 mark. (Reporting by Cecile Lefort; Editing by Sandra Maler)