• Japanese stocks eked out small gains in choppy trade on Thursday after the U.S. Federal Reserve hiked U.S. interest rates, but signalled no pick-up in the pace of tightening.
The Nikkei rose 0.1 percent to 19,590.14 points, after trading in negative territory earlier in the session.
• Shanghai stocks climbed to a 14-week high on improved risk appetites after the U.S. Federal Reserve, while raising rates, dampened expectations of more aggressive tightening ahead.
The blue-chip CSI300 index rose 0.5 percent to 3,481.51 points, and the Shanghai Composite Index advanced 0.8 percent to 3,268.94 points, its highest since early Dec.
• Hong Kong's benchmark Hang Seng Index closed at a 19-month high on Thursday after the Federal Reserve hiked interest rates, as expected, but signalled no pick-up in the pace of tightening.
The Hang Seng index ended up 2.1 percent at 24,288.28 points, its highest close since early August, 2015.
Reference: Reuters
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