Emerging Markets - Most Asian currencies steady ahead of Fed minutes; stocks inch up


BANGKOK (Reuters): Most Asian currencies struggled for direction while equities edged higher on Wednesday ahead of the minutes of the US Federal Reserve's latest policy meeting that could provide more insight into the central bank's interest rate trajectory.

The Indonesian rupiah was largely unchanged after the country's central bank kept interest rates steady . The currency was last down 0.1% while equities advanced 0.6%.

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