Asian shares were mostly higher on Tuesday, AP reported. Japan's Nikkei 225 index jumped 1.4 percent to 21,434.38 after official data showed that its unemployment rate eased to 2.3 percent in September, from 2.4 percent a month earlier. The Shanghai Composite index rebounded 1.2 percent to 2,573.33 and South Korea's Kospi picked up 1.3 percent to 2,021.82. Australia's S&P-ASX 200 gained 1.3 percent to 5,805.10. Hong Kong's Hang Seng bucked the trend, slipping 0.4 percent to 24,707.78. Shares were higher in Indonesia and Thailand but fell in Singapore. Benchmark U.S. crude added 6 cents to $67.10 per barrel in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. The contract dropped 55 cents to settle at $67.04 a barrel in New York. Brent crude, used to price international oils, lost 19 cents to $77.18 per barrel. In the previous session, it dropped 29 cents to $77.37 a barrel. The dollar strengthened to 112.72 yen from 112.37 yen late Monday. The euro rose to $1.1377 from $1.1372.
