Asian markets edge higher after slight gains on Wall Street

BANGKOK — Shares climbed in Asia on Tuesday after Wall Street benchmarks clawed back some losses from their worst week since early December. Tokyo’s Nikkei 225 index NIK, -0.08% added 0.2% and the Kospi 180721, +0.27% in Seoul advanced 0.8%. In Hong Kong, the Hang Seng HSI, -0.60% gained 0.4% while the Shanghai Composite index…