Asian markets dip as investors anticipate Fed decision.

Asia's stock markets fell in thin trade on Wednesday, as investors contended with signs of a softening U.S. economy, and were in full flight from U.S. regional lenders, ahead of an expected U.S. interest rate hike later in the day. Holidays closed markets in China and Japan. Hong Kong's stock exchange was open and dropping, dragging MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares, ex-Japan, down 1%.