Thu, 31 Oct 2013 11:13:04 GMT
Asian shares drop on Fed's continued stimulus
Asian markets declined on Thursday, while Australian stocks remained steady after a two-day meeting of the Federal Reserve resulting in maintaining the bond-purchasing program until the end of the year at least. The MSCI Asia-Pacific outside Japan slipped 0.6%, the Shanghai Composite Index also slid 0.6% and the Australian gauge held unchanged.