By Shashwat Pradhan
Sept 20 (Reuters) - Australian shares nudged lower on Tuesday, pulled down by financial and telecom stocks, as investors anxiously awaited outcomes from the Bank of Japan and U.S. Federal Reserve policy meetings that conclude on Wednesday.
The consensus is that the Fed will leave interest rates unchanged at the end of its two-day meeting, with investors focusing on the statement as well as Chair Janet Yellen's speech for clues on the timing of the central bank's next interest rate hike. MKTS/GLOB
The Australian Securities Exchange opened without incident on Tuesday after technical faults caused extensive disruptions on Monday. and telecom stocks were the biggest drag on the benchmark S&P/ASX 200 index .AXJO which fell 0.2 percent or 12.2 points to 5,283 by 0312 GMT.
Conflicting reports on what the Bank of Japan (BOJ) might do at its policy meeting stoked market uncertainty. Speculation is rife that the BOJ will