Asian shares, dollar rise after Fed; focus now on BOJ

By Lisa Twaronite TOKYO (Reuters) - Asian stocks rose on Thursday after the U.S. Federal Reserve offered few clues on its monetary policy outlook, while the dollar edged higher as investors awaited the Bank of Japan's policy decision. MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan added 0.3 percent. Japan's Nikkei jumped 1.1 percent, while S&P 500 e-mini futures edged up 0.1 percent, after Wall Street posted solid gains overnight.