Most of the Asian equity benchmarks are trading in red in the early deals on Wednesday as investors adopted a cautious stance ahead of the US Federal Reserve's monetary policy decision due later in the day. Further, lackluster cues overnight from Wall Street amid worries about US-China trade talks, where negotiators remain at odds also fuelled downtrend. The Japanese stock market rose despite uncertainty over trade talks between US and China. Among the other Asian markets, Singapore, Hong Kong, South Korea, Shanghai, and Malaysia are lower. Bucking the trend, Taiwan, and Indonesia are higher.
Hang Seng dropped 152.53 points or 0.52% to 29,313.75, Shanghai Composite dipped 31.81 points or 1.03% to 3,059.17, FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI slipped 6.89 points or 0.41% to 1,680.79, Straits Times contracted 21.60 points or 0.67% to 3,199.32, and KOSPI Shares down by 21.28 points or 0.98% to 2,156.34.
On the flip side, Nikkei 225 added 12.86 points or 0.06% to 21,579.71 Taiwan Weighted increased 18.46 points or 0.18% to 10,530.78, and Jakarta Composite up by 9.38 points or 0.14% to 6,489.66.
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