Asian stocks show mixed performance on Wednesday

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Source: Marketwatch

Asian markets mostly expanded on Wednesday led by commodity linked companies as investors continued to foresee China's further monetary easing. Australia's S&P/ASX 200 index added 0.9%, Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index was up 0.1% while Japan's Nikkei Stock Average climbed 0.2%. On the downside were China's Shanghai Composite and South Korea's Kospi, each giving up 0.7% and 0.4% respectively. 

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