Most of the Asian equity benchmarks are trading up in the early deals on Wednesday despite investors preferring to stay on the sidelines ahead of monetary policy decision by the US Federal Reserve later in the day. The Federal Reserve is widely expected to leave interest rates unchanged, but investors will keep a close eye on the wording of the Fed's statement for clues on the possibility of a rate hike later this year. Japanese shares rose after the Bank of Japan (BOJ) announced it would modify its monetary policy framework. Though, release of weaker than expected Japanese trade data dented investor sentiment. Among the other Asian markets, Hong Kong, Taiwan, South Korea and Malaysia are edging higher. Bucking the trend, Shanghai, Singapore, and Indonesia are in negative territory.
Nikkei 225 gained 164.33 points or 1.00% to 16,656.48, Hang Seng added 73.00 points or 0.31% to 23,603.86, FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI increased 0.28 points or 0.02% to 1,656.06, KOSPI Index jumped 1.84 points or 0.09% to 2,027.55, and Taiwan Weighted was up by 29.61 points or 0.32% to 9,191.19.
On the flip side, Shanghai Composite dipped 1.16 points or 0.04% to 3,021.84, Straits Times dropped 6.28 points or 0.22% to 2,848.41, and Jakarta Composite was down by 9.81 points or 0.19% to 5,292.68.
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