Tech heavyweights Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Advanced Micro Devices Inc AMD.O rose about 1% ahead of their earnings report after markets close. Few if any changes are expected in the U.S. Federal Reserve's policy statement at the end of a two-day meeting on Wednesday, with Fed Chair Jerome Powell likely to address inflation in his post-meeting news conference. In focus is progress in stimulus talks, with U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer saying Democrats will move forward on U.S. President Joe Biden's coronavirus relief plan without Republican support if necessary.