Shares were mostly lower in Asia on Tuesday, AP reported. Tokyo's Nikkei 225 index slipped 0.4 percent to 22,622.38 and Hong Kong's Hang Seng index dropped 0.5 percent to 28.977.54. The Kospi in South Korea gained 0.2 percent to 2,507.44, while the Shanghai Composite index shed 0.2 percent to 3,303.05. Australia's S&P ASX 200 fell 0.2 percent to 5,971.80. Shares in Southeast Asia were mostly higher. The dollar rose to 112.61 Japanese yen from 112.41 yen late Monday. The euro climbed to $1.1868 from $1.1866, and the British pound fell $1.3472 from $1.3479. Benchmark U.S. crude gained 4 cents to $57.51 per barrel in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. It slumped 89 cents to settle at $57.47 per barrel on Monday. Brent crude, the international standard, lost 5 cents to $62.40 per barrel. It fell $1.28 to $62.45 a barrel in London.
