Stock futures are little changed ahead of pivotal Fed rate decision: Live updates

U.S. equity futures were little changed on Tuesday evening ahead of a pivotal interest rate decision from the Federal Reserve that could mark the beginning of a new hiking cycle over the next few months. Futures tied to the Dow Jones Industrial Average were up 56 points, or 0.1%. S&P 500 futures and Nasdaq-100 futures were each up 0.1%. In Asia, markets were mixed in early Wednesday trade. Japan's Nikkei 225 lost 0.17%, while the Topix added 0.55%. South Korea's Kospi was little changed, while the small-cap Kosdaq declined 0.69%. Australia's S&P/ASX 200 climbed 0.24%. Futures markets were pricing in a quarter-point hike for Wednesday with 92% odds, according to the CME FedWatch tool .