World markets calm amid Washington turmoil

HONG KONG (CNNMoney)

Tokyo's Nikkei and Australia's ASX All Ordinaries index ended the trading day in positive territory. Hong Kong's Hang Seng dropped 0.8% and the Shanghai Composite shed 2%.

Ratings agency Fitch announced after the bell on Tuesday that it had put the U.S. on notice for a possible downgrade, citing the "political brinkmanship" on display in Washington as a default risk.

Fitch has put its AAA rating for the U.S., the highest possible grade, on "rating watch negative," meaning that there is increased possibility of a downgrade in the near future.

In the U.S., the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped more than 100 points Tuesday, or nearly 1%, while the S&P 500 fell 0.7%. The Nasdaq declined 0.6% following three straight days of gains.

Though Washington remains divided, many investors are still expecting a resolution before the Thursday deadline when Treasury has said it will start to run out of money to pay all its bills on time.

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Senate leaders had said earlier Tuesday they made "tremendous progress" toward an agreement to end the partial government shutdown and raise the debt limit.

Even if the Senate makes a deal, it still needs to win support in the House of Representatives, which is far from certain.

First Published: October 15, 2013: 9:46 PM ET

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