U.S. stock-index futures edged higher on Wednesday, as bank stocks gained ahead of the announcement of the Federal Reserve's latest monetary-policy decision.
Global Stocks:
| Index/commodity | Last | Today's Change, points | Today's Change, % |
| Nikkei | 24,033.79 | +93.53 | +0.39% |
| Hang Seng | 27,816.87 | +317.48 | +1.15% |
| Shanghai | 2,806.82 | +25.68 | +0.92% |
| S&P/ASX | 6,192.30 | +6.40 | +0.10% |
| FTSE | 7,505.70 | -1.86 | -0.02% |
| CAC | 5,496.83 | +17.73 | +0.32% |
| DAX | 12,350.08 | -24.58 | -0.20% |
| Crude | $71.81 | | -0.65% |
| Gold | $1,198.60 | | -0.54% |