Asia tenses for Fed call, oil slide boosts bonds

Asian share markets played second string to bonds on Wednesday as a spectacular fall in the price of oil spurred speculation the U.S. Federal Reserve might be done with tightening after its policy meeting later in the session. MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan gained 0.4 percent, while Shanghai blue chips were flat. Japan's Nikkei (.N225) steadied after an early dip and E-Mini futures for the S&P 500 (ESc1) added 0.4 percent.

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