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·       European markets hovered around the flatline Wednesday, as investors await the latest monetary policy decision from the U.S. Federal Reserve.

The pan-European Stoxx 600 index was flat with the different sectors moving in opposite directions.

·       Asian shares fell on Wednesday as investors braced for a Federal Reserve policy decision later in the day and any clues it might give on future rate hikes that could alter the course of global economic growth and corporate earnings.

But MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan .MIAPJ0000PUS dropped 0.5 percent, erasing the slim gains made following Tuesday’s meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.

·       Japanese stocks edged higher on Wednesday but gains were limited as many investors awaited the U.S. Federal Reserve’s policy decision later in the day, while Toshiba jumped after announcing a major share buyback.

Toshiba Corp surged 6.7 percent after saying it would buy back up to about 700 billion yen ($6.33 billion) of its shares.

The Nikkei share average ended 0.4 percent higher to 22,966.38.

·       China stocks ended lower on Wednesday, as a slump in shares of telecommunications giant ZTE Corp sent shivers through the market and on resurfaced China-U.S. trade tensions.

The blue-chip CSI300 index ended 1 percent lower at 3,788.34 points, while the Shanghai Composite Index closed down 1 percent at 3,049.80 points.

Referenece: Reuters, CNBC