Asian stocks were mostly higher Tuesday, AP reported Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 index added 0.7 percent to 19,242.12 and South Korea's Kospi rose 0.3 percent to 2,091.22. Hong Kong's Hang Seng slipped 0.1 percent to 23,899.76 and the Shanghai Composite index in mainland China was flat at 3,228.74. Australia's S&P/ASX 200 climbed 0.3 percent to 5,740.50. The dollar slipped to 112.57 yen from Monday's 112.79 yen. The euro edged lower to $1.0586 from $1.0587. Benchmark U.S. crude added 8 cents to $54.13 a barrel in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. The contract rose 6 cents to close at $54.05 a barrel on Monday. Brent crude, used to price international oils, rose 9 cents to $56.51 in London.
