Asian stock markets fell Wednesday, AP reported. Japan's Nikkei 225 dipped 0.5 percent to 21,314.49 while South Korea's Kospi rose 0.1 percent to 2,414.58. Hong Kong's Hang Seng index fell 0.4 percent to 30,403.04 while the Shanghai Composite Index added 0.1 percent to 3,294.66. Australia's S&P/ASX 200 sank 1.1 percent to 5,898.80. Benchmark U.S. crude lost 49 cents to $62.11 per barrel in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. The contract added 3 cents to finish at $62.60 a barrel on Tuesday. Brent crude, used to price international oils, fell 53 cents to $65.26 per barrel in London. In the previous session, it rose 25 cents to $65.79 a barrel in London. The dollar fell to 105.69 yen from 106.15 yen. The euro rose to $1.2421 from $1.2406.
