Asian shares mixed as Fed leaves rates unchanged

TOKYO --- Asian shares were mixed Thursday, after a wobbly day on Wall Street following the Federal Reserve announcement it would leave interest rates unchanged.   Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 edged up 0.2% in early trading to 23,433.83, while Australia's S&P/ASX 200 lost 0.7% to 6,706.90. South Korea's Kospi jumped 1.2% to 2,129.89. Hong Kong's Hang Seng was up 1.1% at 26,948.02, while the Shanghai Composite stood at 2,918.83, down 0.2%. The U.S. market shook off a mixed start after the Federal Reserve said it would be leave interest rates unchanged and signaled it expected to leave them alone in 2020 as well. The central bank had been expected to leave its benc...

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