Asian stocks today: Markets rise after Wall Street tumbles; HSI adds 180 points, Nikkei up 1%

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 South Korea, Kospi was down 4 points, around 9 am IST. The regional performance followed a softer close on Wall Street overnight. US stocks retreated on Tuesday, with the S&P 500 pulling back from a record high. Losses were led by banking shares after JPMorgan Chase & Co. reported investment-banking fees that fe ...