Asian share indexes were mostly lower on Wednesday, AP reported. Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 dipped 1.3 percent to 22,661.88, while Australia's S&P/ASX 200 inched down nearly 0.2 percent at 6,031.40 in early trading. South Korea's Kospi added 0.1 percent to 2,467.25. Hong Kong's Hang Seng lost 1.0 percent to 30,912.13, while the Shanghai Composite index shed 0.9 percent to 3,185.92. Benchmark U.S. crude lost 27 cents to $71.93 per barrel. Brent crude, used to price international oils, rose dropped 52 cents to $79.05. The dollar slipped to 110.50 yen from Tuesday's 110.96 yen. The euro rose to $1.1761 from $1.1826.
