Asian stocks were mixed Wednesday after Wall Street slid and oil prices tumbled while investors waited for a U.S. Federal Reserve statement on monetary policy.KEEPING SCORE: China’s Shanghai Composite Index gained 0.6 percent to 3,040.88 and Tokyo’s Nikkei 225 added 0.4 percent to 16,825.21. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng was off 0.6 percent at 22,538. Singapore, Kuala Lumpur and Manila declined while Sydney and New Zealand rose. Seoul was little changed.FED MEETING: The Federal Reserve was due to end a two-day meeting on Wednesday with a statement that, despite turmoil in Russia, was expected to drop a promise to keep interest …read more
Source: The Jakarta Post
