New Delhi, Aug. 26 -- Barring the Indian stock market, Asian equities mostly ended Wednesday's session, August 26, higher, as a decline in crude oil prices, easing pressure on US bond yields and a revival in chip stocks ahead of Nvidia Corp.'s results supported gains across the region.

Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 rose 0.5% to 66,316, while Australia's S&P/ASX 200 slipped 0.4% to 9,127. South Korea's Kospi jumped 1.3% to 6,808.

Hong Kong's Hang Seng gained 0.56% to 25,652, while the Shanghai Composite edged up 0.6% to 3,911. In the domestic market, the Nifty 50 fell 0.52% to 24,207, while the Sensex declined 0.05% to 77,614.

Turning to the commodity market, crude oil prices remained lower as the latest US economic sanctions on Iran wer...