Over in Japan, Tokyo stocks fought off a morning decline to close slightly higher, on hopes that Wall Street’s latest plunge would bring an end to months of weakness in U.S. stocks. The Nikkei gained 27 points to end trading at 10,622. The yen slopped against the greenback, trading at 120.34, down 0.78 yen. And in Hong Kong, stocks closed lower, pulled down by Wall Street. The Hang Seng index fell 107 points, finishing at 10,492.