• Asian shares touched four-month highs while the dollar sagged on Thursday after the U.S. Federal Reserve stuck to its mildly upbeat economic view but gave no hint of accelerating rate hikes.
MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan was up percent after touching its highest level since mid-October, with Seoul shares reaching highs last seen in July 0.15 2015.
• Japan's Nikkei share average fell on Thursday to its lowest in more than a week after a stronger yen soured sentiment.
The Nikkei fell 1.2 percent to 18,914.58, the lowest closing level since Jan. 24.
• Hong Kong stocks fell on Thursday as investors continued to lock in gains after the Federal Reserve stuck to its mildly upbeat view of the U.S. economy but gave no hints of the timing of its next rate move.
The benchmark Hang Seng index slid 0.6 percent by the lunch break to 23,184.52 points, while the China Enterprises Index fell 0.6 percent, to 9,696.32 points.
Reference: Reuters