Asian stock markets advance after new Wall St high

BEIJING (AP) — Asian stock markets have risen after Wall Street hit a record high following an uptick in U.S. inflation and a order by regulators to suspend use of  Johnson & Johnson’s coronavirus vaccine. Shanghai, Hong Kong, Seoul and Sydney rose, while Tokyo was off less than 0.5%. Wall Street’s benchmark S&P 500 index closed 0.3% higher after a choppy day of trading. Tech and consumer stocks gained on optimism the vaccine rollout will allow business activity to