Asian stocks today: Markets trade in red after Wall Street slips; HSI falls over 280 points, Nikkei down 0.7%

Hong Kong's HSI was down 287 points or 1%, reaching 26,669. Taiwan's index also slipped down 129 points or 0.48%.Nikkei too traded in red, falling 31 points to 47,919 at 10 AM IST.The yellow metal on Wednesday surged $25.40 to $4,029.60 an ounce. Meanwhile, US futures and oil prices also advanced.The Japanese yen fell sharply against the dollar on expectations that Sanae Takaichi, the conservative lawmaker likely to become Japan’s next prime minister, will keep interest rates low.The dollar rose to 152.53 y ...