• Asian shares rose to two-month highs on Wednesday as investors looked to President-elect Donald Trump's news conference later in the day for clues on his policies on taxes, fiscal spending, international trade and currencies.
MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan .MIAPJ0000PUS rose 0.5 percent, essentially returning to where it was just before the Nov. 8 U.S. presidential election. It has recovered from post-election losses of over 5 percent.
• Japanese stocks ticked up slightly on Wednesday with gains limited ahead of a much-anticipated press conference by U.S. President-elect Donald Trump later in the day.
The Nikkei share average rose 0.3 percent to 19,364.67, after falling for the past three days.
The broader Topix gained 0.5 percent to 1,550.40 and the JPX-Nikkei Index 400 rose 0.5 percent to13,886.42.
• Jan 11 China stocks fell for the second day on Wednesday, pressured by an increase in equity supply and as investors took profits on state-owned stocks which had soared on reform hopes.
The blue-chip CSI300 index fell 0.7 percent to 3,334.50 points, while the Shanghai Composite Index lost 0.8percent to 3,136.75.
• SHANGHAI, Jan 11 Hong Kong stocks edged up to fresh one-month highs on Wednesday morning tracking regional markets as investors awaited U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's news conference for clues that could set near-term direction for global markets.
The benchmark Hang Seng index headed for a fifth winning session, up 0.7 percent, to 22,899.55 points, while the Hong Kong China Enterprises Index gained 0.6 percent, to 9,726.17 points.
Reference: Reuters
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