GLOBAL MARKETS - Stocks Gain as Megacap Earnings Land; Dollar Firm After Fed Pause

GLOBAL MARKET - TOKYO. Global shares rose as investors digested earnings from Microsoft and Meta in the wake of this week's rout in technology stocks, while the dollar was steady against most other currencies after the Federal Reserve left rates unchanged.

The exception was the yen, which strengthened across the board, as expectations mount for the Bank of Japan to keep raising interest rates while others cut theirs.