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• European stocks fluctuated around the flatline at the start of Wednesday's trade, as investors geared up for stock news, while keeping an eye on political developments.
The pan-European STOXX 600 was relatively flat, up 0.03 percent at the open, with sectors pointing in different directions. Markets meanwhile were mixed, with the German DAX trading higher.
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• Asian share markets took a time out on Wednesday as investors were left breathless at the breakneck pace of recent gains, while a fresh burst of speculative selling took the U.S. dollar to three-year lows.
Early Wednesday, MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan .MIAPJ0000PUS eased 0.2 percent, having jumped 1.2 percent on Tuesday to an all-time peak.
• Japan’s Nikkei share average took a breather on Wednesday morning after rising to a fresh 26-year high in the previous session, as weakness in exporters such as Murata and Fanuc offset gains in real estate stocks.
The Nikkei dropped 0.4 percent to 24,021.73 in midmorning trade, after touching 24,129.34 on the previous day, the highest level since November 1991.
• China stocks extended their climb on Wednesday, with the main indexes reaching new two-year peaks and one for start-up firms having its best day in five months.
At the close, the Shanghai Composite index was up 14.23 points or 0.4 percent at 3,560.73.
Reference: Reuters, CNBC
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