Asian markets ended mixed on Wednesday tracking Wall Street's gains overnight and ahead of the Federal Reserve interest rate decision later in the day, with a 25-bps rate cut already priced in. Investors ignored data showing US factory production unexpectedly increased in August and retail sales rose at a brisk pace for the third month in a row. Chinese shares rose as the US and China reached a framework agreement to switch short-video app TikTok to US-controlled ownership. Japan’s Nikkei index slipped, retreating from record highs after weak trade data raised concerns over Japan's export-dependent economy. Data showed that Japan's trade deficit widened sharply from yen 118.4 billion to yen 242.5 billion in August.
| Asian Indices | Last Trade | Change in Points | Change in % |
| Shanghai Composite | 3,876.34 | 14.47 | 0.37 |
| Hang Seng | 26,908.39 | 469.88 | 1.78 |
| Jakarta Composite | 8,025.18 | 67.48 | 0.85 |
| KLSE Composite | 1,611.70 | 11.57 | 0.72 |
| Nikkei 225 | 44,790.38 | -111.89 | -0.25 |
| Straits Times | 4,323.78 | -13.96 | -0.32 |
| KOSPI Composite | 3,413.40 | -36.22 | -1.05 |
| Taiwan Weighted | 25,438.25 | -191.39 | -0.75 |
