Asia-Pacific shares mostly rose Thursday after the U.S. Federal Reserve raised rates to their highest level in more than 22 years while leaving the door open for further tightening.
Japan's Nikkei 225 climbed 0.68% to close at 32,891.16 and the Topix inched up 0.53% to end at 2,295.14. In South Korea, the Kospi traded 0.28% higher to close at 2,603.81.
In Australia, the S&P/ASX 200 closed 0.73% higher at 7,455.9.
Hong Kong's Hang Seng index traded 1.6% higher in its final hour of trade. In mainland China, the Shanghai Composite inched lower 0.2% to end at 3,216.67 and the Shenzhen Component added 0.191%.
Overnight in the U.S., the main benchmarks closed mixed with the the Dow Jones Industrial Average notching its best winning streak since 1987, while the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq Composite ended the trading day with declines.
The Fed's FOMC on Wednesday raised its funds rate by a quarter percentage point to a target range of 5.25% to 5.5%. The midpoint of that target range would be the highest level for the benchmark rate since early 2001.
—CNBC's Jeff Cox contributed to this report.