Shanghai and Shenzhen indexes book their best gains in about two months, but are on pace for the steepest monthly losses since 2016

From fracking stocks to Big Oil, there are few signs to encourage investors

Analysts are also looking for commentary on M&A, international growth

Nikkei slips, weighed by energy stocks; Korea’s central bank stays pat

EBay claims Amazon scheme to exploit internal email system

Dow, S&P 500, Nasdaq have best day since March

Currency markets kicked off Wednesday trade on a choppy note, as themes driving major pairs including Brexit and worries about Italy remained firmly in place.

Stock weakness limits gold’s downside ahead of latest Fed snapshot

Gains of around 1% seen around region; SoftBank up 3% as Saudi fears ease

Indexes in Japan, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Australia drop 1% or more