Asian shares mixed

Asian shares were mixed Wednesday despite a solid lead from Wall Street following strong earnings by top US firms, with traders in Japan ignoring a cut in the country's debt rating outlook.
Trade was muted ahead of a key policy decision by the US Federal Reserve, while dealers also had an eye on the release of corporate results in Japan, which began after the market closed.
Tokyo gained 1.39 percent, with the Nikkei up 133.15 points at 9,691.84. Investors around the region took their early trading cues from Wall Street where the Dow jumped 0.93 percent to a near three-year high on Tuesday.
The greenback was at 81.73 yen in Tokyo, slightly up from 81.55 in New York late Tuesday. The euro was at $1.4681 from $1.4636 while the single currency rose to 119.99 yen from 119.38 yen.
On oil markets New York's main futures contract, light sweet crude for June, was down 19 cents at $112.02 a barrel, while Brent North Sea crude for delivery in June eased 22 cents to $123.92.
In other markets:
Singapore closed 0.34 percent, or 10.85 points, higher to 3,182.68. Bangkok added 0.40 percent or 4.40 points to 1,101.35.
Mumbai fell 0.49 percent, to record a third straight day of losses. The benchmark 30-share Sensex Index ended down 96.66 points to 19,448.69.