Asian stock markets were mostly higher Tuesday, AP reported. The Shanghai Composite Index rose 0.3 percent to 3,420.80 and Tokyo's Nikkei 225 added 0.8 percent to 23,905.40. Hong Kong's Hang Seng gained 1.3 percent to 31,751.60 and Seoul's Kospi advanced 0.4 percent to 2,513.51. India's Sensex added 0.1 percent to 34,873.21 while markets in New Zealand and Southeast Asia also gained. Sydney's S&P-ASX 200 shed 0.4 percent to 6,056.20. Benchmark U.S. crude rose 20 cents to $64.50 per barrel in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. The contract advanced 50 cents to $64.30 on Monday. Brent crude, used to price international oils, shed 26 cents to $70.00 in London. It gained 39 cents the previous session to $70.26. The dollar gained to 110.93 yen from 110.51 yen. The euro slipped to $1.2264 from $1.2266.
