Asian stocks consolidate after Wall Street gains, oil slips

By Saikat Chatterjee HONG KONG (Reuters) - Asian stocks consolidated a recent run of gains on Wednesday, helped by Wall Street's rise overnight, even as oil prices slid on trade data showing a surprise build-up in U.S. crude stocks. MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan eased 0.1 percent in early trades. It has risen more than 14 percent since late June to hit a 1-year high last week. Futures prices showed Australian shares were poised to edge higher on Wednesday while New Z