Asia shares trailed Wall Street higher on Wednesday, while the U.S. dollar held steady, with markets certain that the Federal Reserve will raise rates for the first time in a year, but less sure what it might signal for policy in 2017, Reuters reported. All three major U.S. stock indices hit records on Wednesday and the Dow ended fewer than 100 points from the magical 20,000 mark. The rally was again driven by speculation that a Donald Trump Administration will implement more debt-financed fiscal stimulus and cut regulation.

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