HONG KONG: Asian markets were mostly lower on Wednesday as tensions in Iraq dampened buying sentiment and investors await the outcome of the US Federal Reserve’s policy meeting later in the day.

The dollar extended gains against the yen, after climbing in New York on news that US inflation rose in May at its fastest pace for more than 18 months.

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