Asian shares were mixed Thursday, AP reported. Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 lost 0.4 percent to finish at 23,763.37. Australia's S&P/ASX 200 was little changed at 6,014.60 after zigzagging during the day, and South Korea's Kospi was down less than 0.1 percent at 2,514.78. Hong Kong's Hang Seng dipped nearly 0.1 percent to 31,958.55, while the Shanghai Composite added 0.6 percent to 3,466.70. Shares in Southeast Asia were mostly higher. Benchmark crude rose 4 cents to $64.01 a barrel in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. It added 24 cents to $63.97 per barrel on Wednesday. Brent crude, used to price international oils, fell 8 cents to $69.30 a barrel. The dollar rose to 111.15 yen from 110.77 yen late Wednesday in Asia. The euro was unchanged at $1.2207.
