05:58 AM EST, 12/10/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Asian stock markets waffled on Wednesday, as traders awaited the pending rate decision by the US Federal Reserve amid a general lack of catalysts.

Shanghai and Tokyo finished modestly in the red, while Hong Kong gained ground. Other regional exchanges were mixed and muted.

In Japan, the Nikkei 225 opened higher, wobbled and finished down 0.1% as traders awaited the Fed decision, and digested news following the late Monday major earthquake. A softer yen undergirded export shares.

The benchmark Nikkei 225 fell 52.30 to 50,602.80, although gaining issues outnumbered losers 147 to 74.

Leading the upside was industrial recycler Dowa, up 6.3%, while drugmaker Shionogi declined 4.7%.

In economic news, Japan's producer price index (PPI) rose 2.7% on year in November, unchanged from October's rise, reported the Bank of Japan.

In Hong Kong, the Hang Seng Index opened lower but rose to the close, finishing up 0.5% on strength in property issues.

The broad gauge Hang Seng rose 106.55 to 25,540.78 as gaining issues outnumbered losers 43 to 42. The Hang Seng TECH Index gained 0.5% on the day, while the Mainland Properties Index rose 0.9%.

Leading the upside was pork purveyor WH, gaining 5%, while shipping line Orient Overseas International declined 5.9%.

On the mainland, the Shanghai Composite fell 0.2% to 3,900.50.

In economic news, mainland China's consumer price index (CPI) in November rose 0.7% on year, while the producer price index (PPI) fell 2.2% on-year in the month, reported the National Bureau of Statistics.

On the other regional exchanges, the S. Korean KOSPI fell 0.2%; the Taiwan TWSE added 0.8%; the Australian ASX 200 lost 0.1%; the Singapore Straits TImes Index was steady, and exchanges in Bangkok were closed on holiday. In late trading in Mumbai, the Sensex was down 0.3%.

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