Asian markets steadied on Wednesday after a bruising tech-led selloff rattled global investors. South Korea's benchmark Kospi index led the gains, rising as much as 4.6% in early trade after plunging 10% on Tuesday. Chip giants Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix climbed as much as 8.6% and 5%, respectively. Elsewhere, trading was mixed. Japan's Nikkei 225 was 0.1% lower at 11:14 a.m. local time after briefly trading in the green. Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index slipped 0.1%.