Hong Kong markets jumped almost 3 percent to lead gains in Asia on Wednesday, powered by energy and basic material stocks

MARKET NEWS — Hong Kong markets jumped almost 3% to lead gains in Asia on Wednesday, powered by energy and basic material stocks. Mainland China's CSI 300, however, dipped 0.47% to end at 3,528.75. Stock markets in the region mostly rose after key U.S. benchmark indexes hit fresh highs overnight as artificial intelligence chip firm Nvidia overtook Microsoft to become the world's most valuable public company... cnbc.com