Asian stocks today: Markets rise after Wall Street tumbles; HSI adds 180 points, Nikkei up 1%
Asian markets mostly rose on Wednesday as Japanese stocks continued to outperform, extending a record-setting rally while yen weakened further. Hong Kong’s HSI traded at 27,037, up 188 points or 0.7%. Nikkei also inched higher, jumping 864 points or 1.6% to 54,413. Shenghai and Shenzhen also traded in green, up 1.11% or 1.83%. Meanwhile, in…