India, Feb. 12 -- Asian stocks ended Wednesday's session on a muted note as bond yields jumped after Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell's comments on interest rates and economic stability.
Traders also waited for an announcement on higher reciprocal tariffs that U.S. President Donald Trump might unleash.
The U.S. dollar dipped ahead of a U.S. consumer price inflation reading due later in the day.
Gold dipped below $2,900 per ounce after hitting a new record high in the previous session amid heightened global uncertainty and potential trade war fears.
Crude oil futures eased in Asian trading after the American Petroleum Institute reported a huge jump in U.S. crude inventories.
China's Shanghai Composite Index advance 0.9 percent to 3,3...