Stock Market Today: Asian Stocks Follow Wall Street Higher Ahead of Federal Reserve Conference

People stand in the rain in front of an electronic stock board showing Japan's Nikkei 225 index at a securities firm in Tokyo, Japan, on Aug. 22, 2023. Eugene Hoshiko/AP Photo

BEIJING—Asian stocks followed Wall Street higher on Tuesday as traders waited for signs of interest rate plans from this week’s Federal Reserve conference.

Shanghai, Tokyo, Hong Kong, and Seoul rose. Oil prices edged lower.