jx holdings and inpex both traded higher today. all in all, market players are trading cautiously. italy ahead of the u.s. federal reserve's policy meeting next week. i'm mayu yoshida, reporting from the tokyo stock exchange. >> thank you. >>> moving on to othermarkets. in china, the shanghai composite edged higher. property related stocks rose on hopes that the government will take more measures to support the sector. over in sydney, the s&p asx shed 0.5% hitting a three-week low. investors pick up cheaper resource related shares. the stocks had beenvi healy sold following a plunge in commodity prices. the hang seng decleaned to the lowest level in more than two months. singapore lost 5% after a central bank sury showed many economists lowered expectations. >>> myanmar has opened its first stock exchange in yangon. the people operating the exchange are getting some help from japan. japan exchange group and the institute of research own stakes in the firm. they've assigned six employees to help evolve the stock trading syst and provide operational know-how. >> we need a marketplace

energy stocks also gained ground today with inpex up 2.8%, idemtitsu kosan up 3.14%. and square enix rose 4.6% after getting an upgrade by goldman sachs amid strong sales of video games for consoles. we saw broad buying on the historic fed day as market players widely expect the fed to raise rates for the first time in nearly a decade. i'm mayu yoshida, reporting from the tokyo stock exchange. >> mayu, thanks. >>> other markets in the asia-pacific region rose ahead of the outcome of the fed's meeting. >>> traying in china remained on a cautious mode. the shanghai composite edged higher closing at 3,516. energy related stocks gained after the government temporarily stopped adjusting prices of gasoline and diesel. hong kong's hang seng index climbed 2%, finally snapping its nine days of losses, the longest losing streak since 1984. a sharp rebound in oil prices supported the rise. seoul's kospi extended gains. singapore advanced 0.9%. the s&p sx rebounded from a two-year low. >>> here's a look at some of the other business stories we're following. executives at toyota m

energy stocks well with inpex in japan, petroleum expectation going down more than 5%, after oil pricesropped bow $40 a barrel in new york on friday. we saw many sectors trading higher here in tokyo. i'm mayu yoshida reporting from the tokyo stock exchange. >> mayu, thanks. >>> in the asia-pacific region, other markets, the shanghai composite gained 0.3%, closing at 3536. so investors took comfort from a government plan to introduce the stock market circuit breaker next year. the function will allow authorities to halt trading during volatile periods. in indonesia, the jakarta composite rose 0.3%, snapping three days of losses. investors reacted positively to fresh government stimulus in the form of a tax cut for companies and labor intensive sectors. singapore was up nearly 0.8%. sydney edged higher, the gain was limited. lower oil prices dragged down energy-related shares. seoul's kospi dropped 0.5%, reversing earlier gainses asome foreign investors continue to offload shares. >>> here's a look at some of the other business stories we're following. the head of japan's largest business

inpex down 2.9%, mitsubishi fell to 2.2%. we saw a broad sell-off and risky assets today. it looks like this trend may continue to have a hold on the markets. i'm mayu yoshida, reporting from the tokyo stock exchange. >> mayu, thanks. >>> moving on to other markets in the asia-pacific region. the shanghai composite gained 2.5%, closing at 3,520. it snapped two days of losses to hit a one-week high. sentiment improved after key economic data on saturday came in better than expected. the s&p asx 200 dropped 2%. many investors are holding back while they wait for the outcome of the u.s. federal reserve meeting. seoul's kospi lost 1.1%, hitting a three-month low. and hang seng continued to decline for the fourth straight -- for the eighth straight day rather. here's a look at some of the other business stories we're following. >>> officials in china say industrial output in november gained 6.2% from last year, a 0.6-point rise from the previous month. government stimulus helped, especially in auto production. but the pace of growth remains weaker than last year. >>> the presid

oil companies like inpex and japex advanced on that. all in all, not a whole lot of holiday cheer as we head into the holiday tomorrow here in japan and into christmas on friday in much of the western world. i'm giang nguyen reporting from the tokyo stock exchange. >>> other markets were also traded without clear direction. in china, the shanghai composite added a quarter of a percent. some market playe cheered t outcome of the key economic policy meeting. the index climbed to a four-month high, although profit taking capped the gains. taiwan rose 0.1% following an overnight rally in high-tech shares on wall street. but worse than expected export orders in november added to concerns over the economic slowdown. seoul's kospi climbed more than half a percent to close at a near three-week high. market watchers say pension funds and other institutional investors supported the buy. hong kong's hang seng index ended a touch higher. sydney's s&p index stretched its winning streak to a fifth day. >>> japan's biggest employment agency is buying