Shares rose in Asia on Thursday, AP reported. Japan's Nikkei 225 index gained 1.0 percent to 21,823.03 and Hong Kong's Hang Seng report jumped 1.1 percent to 26,465.48. The Shanghai Composite index surged 1.5 percent to 2,641.86 while the Kospi in South Korea added 0.6 percent to 2,095.51. India's Sensex advanced 0.6 percent to 35,992.21 while the S&P ASX 200 in Australia edged 0.2 percent higher to 5,665.10. Shares also rose in Southeast Asia. Benchmark U.S. crude oil gained 17 cents to $51.32 per barrel in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. It lost 1 percent to $52.15 a barrel in New York. Brent crude, the international standard, advanced 26 cents to $60.41 per barrel. It lost 0.1 percent to $60.15 per barrel in London. The dollar rose to 113.46 yen from 113.32 yen. The euro slipped to $1.1368 from $1.1370. _
