Asian shares were mostly lower Tuesday, AP reported. Japan's Nikkei 225 index gave up 2.4 percent to 22,036.05 and the Kospi in South Korea lost 1 percent to 2,110.41. Hong Kong's Hang Seng dropped 0.5 percent to 27,036.96 and the Shanghai Composite index was flat at 2,654.69. Both Chinese indexes finished more than 2 percent higher on Monday. The S&P ASX/200 in Australia gave up 1 percent to 5,713.10. Shares fell in Singapore but rose in Indonesia and the Philippines. Benchmark U.S. crude gained 44 cents to $53.39 per barrel in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. It added $2.02 to settle at $52.95 a barrel on Monday. Brent crude rose 43 cents to $62.12 per barrel. It edged $2.23 higher to $61.69 a barrel in London. The dollar weakened to 113.08 yen from 113.63 yen late Monday. The euro rose to $1.1385 from $1.1353.
