Asian markets mixed ahead of FOMC, gold stable at $1,160

All the major Asian indices were trading on a mixed note on Wednesday ahead of FOMC rate decision later today. Gold was trading around $1,160 mark while silver was trading around $16.94 marks.

South Korea’s Kospi was trading 0.17 percent lower at 2,033.37 points.

Tokyo's Nikkei was trading 0.05 percent higher at 19,252.22 points.

Shanghai composite index to open down 0.2 pct at 3,149.38 points and China's CSI300 index to open down 0.2 pct at 3,399.41 points.

Hong Kong's Hang Seng was trading 0.38 percent higher at 22,535.00 points.

Australia's S&P/ASX 200 was trading 0.80 percent higher at 5,588.52 points.