Asian markets closed mixed on Wednesday. The US Fed announced its widely expected decision to leave interest rates unchanged amid elevated uncertainty about the economic outlook. The Australian market is trading notably lower on Thursday, extending the slight losses in the previous session, following the mixed cues from Wall Street overnight. The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 Index is losing 63.50 points or 0.71 percent to 8,870.40, after hitting a low of 8,858.90 earlier. In the currency market, the U.S. dollar is trading in the lower 153 yen-range on Thursday.