Stock market today: Asian shares track Wall Street gains ahead of Fed decision on interest rates

Asian shares are mostly higher after Wall Street advanced to claim back some of the ground it gave up in another losing month. Tokyo's benchmark jumped 2.4%. Investors are awaiting a decision by the Federal Reserve Wednesday on interest rates. On Tuesday, the S&P 500 rose 0.6%, though it fell 2.2% in the month of October. The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 123 points, and the Nasdaq composite gained 0.5%. Pinterest, Arista Networks and others rose following better profit reports than expected. Treasury yields held relatively steady after data showed U.S. workers’ wages and benefits grew more slowly than expected during the summer.