Markets in Asia-Pacific traded mixed on Wednesday ahead of the United States Federal Reserve's interest rate decision set to be announced later in the day. Investors also focused on the COVID-19 pandemic and rising tensions between the US and China as Washington imposed more sanctions targeting Beijing officials.
The DAX opened flat through Volkswagen added 2.38 percent, and the CAC 40 went down by 0.14 percent. The FTSE 100 in London declined by 0.08 percent to start Wednesday's session with losses. The euro lost 0.09 percent against the greenback, selling for 1.18914 dollars.
The Nikkei 225 closed flat, while Hong Kong's Hang Seng decreased 0.06 percent. In mainland China, the Shanghai Composite added 0.07 percent at the same time, while the Shenzhen Composite jumped 0.88 percent. In South Korea, the Kospi slid 0.56 percent and Australia's S&P/ASX 200 closed 0.47 percent lower.