Asia shares, dollar steady as focus turns to Fed guidance

Asia shares inched higher while the dollar held firm on Wednesday as investors awaited the Federal Reserve's latest take on the U.S. economy and interest rates as almost a welcome diversion to the endless wrangling over Greece. A rally on Wall Street helped Japan's Nikkei (.N225) gain 0.2 percent, while Australia's market (.AXJO) rose 0.4 percent. MSCI's index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan edged up 0.1 percent from a three-month low.

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