Asian shares tumble after wobbly day on Wall Street

Indexes slump in China, Japan, South Korea and Australia as investors weigh prospect of a possible global recession.

Asian shares have taken a dive following mixed results on Wall Street as markets churn over the prospect of a possible recession.

Tokyo’s Nikkei 225 index sank 2.2 percent to 25,984.51 on Wednesday, while the Kospi in Seoul lost 2.8 percent to 2,161.86. In Sydney, the S&P/ASX 200 fell 0.8 percent to 6,443.30.

Hong Kong’s Hang Seng dropped 2.1 percent to 17,483.89, and the…