Most Asian stock markets declined Wednesday after a North Korean nuclear test unnerved investors and a poor Chinese economic report dampened sentiment, AP reported. Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 index lost 1 percent to 18,195.33 and South Korea's Kospi slid 0.3 percent to 1,925.66. Hong Kong's Hang Seng fell 0.6 percent to 21,055.85 but the Shanghai Composite Index in mainland China rose 1.8 percent to 3,348.12. It slumped 6.9 percent on Monday and 0.3 percent on Tuesday. Australia's S&P/ASX 200 retreated 1.2 percent to 5,123.10. -- SPA 10:15 LOCAL TIME 07:15 GMT تغريد
