New Delhi, April 16 -- Asian markets traded lower on Wednesday, following overnight losses on Wall Street, as tariff worries weighed on investor sentiment.

Japan's Nikkei 225 fell 0.3%, while the Topix eased 0.05%. South Korea's Kospi declined 0.2% and the Kosdaq lost 0.18%. Hong Kong's Hang Seng index futures indicated a slightly weaker opening.

Investors await China's first-quarter GDP data later in the day. Economists polled by Reuters expect a 5.1% year-on-year (YoY) expansion in China's economic growth, compared to 5.4% growth in the previous quarter.

China will also report its industrial production, retail sales and unemployment data.

US stock market ended lower on Tuesday on tariff uncertainties, while upbeat results from banks...