Asian markets were mostly lower on Tuesday, AP reported. Japan's Nikkei 225 index shed 0.7 percent to 20,573.28 and the Kospi in South Korea sank 0.7 percent to 2,110.62. Hong Kong's Hang Seng lost 1.0 percent to 26,921.49. The Shanghai Composite index fell 0.7 percent to 2,591.37. Australia's S&P ASX 200 slipped 0.6 percent to 5,852.50. Shares fell in Singapore but rose in the Philippines. U.S. crude lost 34 cents to $53.70 per barrel in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. The contract added 3.3 percent to $54.04 per barrel in New York. Brent crude, used to price international oils, dropped 47 cents to $62.27 per barrel. It closed at $62.74 per barrel in London. The dollar eased to 109.44 yen from 109.65 yen late Monday. The euro slipped to $1.1361 from $1.1366.
