Australian stocks open flat despite recovery in US shares By: CNBC.com News December 12, 2018 at 18:47 PM EST The ASX 200 index was about 0.06 percent higher than yesterday's 5,653.5 points at the open. Read More >> Related Stocks: China Ishares MSCI ETF China Largecap Ishares ETF Japan Ishares MSCI ETF Pacific ETF FTSE Vanguard Ultra Semiconductors 2X ETF Xt Harvest CSI 300 China A-Shares ETF