Investing.com - Global stocks were mostly firm Wednesday ahead of the outcome of the FOMC meeting.
Stocks were underpinned by fresh record highs on Wall St overnight after upbeat earnings reports.
{178|Nikkei 225}} up 0.52%. Yen flat against the dollar at below 112 mark.
Europe higher. DAX up 0.25%. CAC 40 gains 0.53%. Euro holds $1.16 mark.
FTSE 100 up 0.48%. Sterling trading at $1.30 mark ahead of U.K. Q2 GDP data.
U.S. stock index futures flat after Wall St records. (NASDAQ:Facebook), (NYSE:Ford) report earnings.
Dollar index touches 94 mark ahead of Fed statement. New home sales due.
Brent hits $50 after big U.S. crude stocks draw. EIA inventories ahead.
Gold lower. U.S. Treasury yields fall.