Jan 17 (Reuters) - Australian shares are set to open higher on Monday, rebounding from last week"s losses, with an upbeat finish in the tech-heavy Nasdaq index on Friday expected to lift domestic tech stocks. The local share price index futures rose about 0.4%, a 64-point discount to the underlying S&P/ASX 200 index (.AXJO) close. The benchmark fell 1% on Friday. New Zealand"s benchmark S&P/NZX 50 index (.NZ50) fell 0.1% by 2125 GMT.