Asian shares were mostly higher Thursday, AP reported. Australia's S&P ASX 200 rebounded 1.1 percent to 6,092.50. Japan's Nikkei 225 dropped 0.6 percent to 20,751.28. New Zealand's NZX index advanced 0.7 percent to 9,902.84 and South Korea's Kospi rose 0.1 percent to 2,205.05. India's Sensex picked up 0.4 percent to 37,119.92. Stocks rose in Singapore, Thailand and the Philippines but fell in Indonesia. U.S. crude lost 26 cents to $53.75 per barrel in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. It gained 35 cents to settle at $54.01 per barrel in New York. Brent crude, used to price international oils, gave up 36 cents to $62.33 per barrel. It added 71 cents to close at $62.69 per barrel in London. The dollar eased to 109.92 yen from 109.99 yen late Wednesday. The euro slipped to $1.1359 from $1.1363.
