Add to Bookmarks The major Asia-Pacific stock indexes tumbled on Thursday as Wall Street shares fell sharply with inflation data stoking fears of a rate hike by the Federal Reserve. In Japan, the Nikkei slumped to a 4-month low as an inflation scare hit expensive shares. South Korean shares also fell for a third straight day on U.S. inflation fears. Stocks in China and Hong Kong fell on soft bank lending, Sino-U.S. tensions. In Australia, shares closed lower for a third session as miners, tech stocks took a dive. Cash Market Performance Japan’s Nikkei 225 Index settled at 27448.01, down 699...