Asian stock prices rose Tuesday, AP reported. The Shanghai Composite index rose 0.2% to 3,176.82 points and Hong Kong's Hang Seng gained 0.2% to 29,624.67. Tokyo's Nikkei 225 was flat at 21,505.31 and Seoul's Kospi advanced 0.4% to 2,177.18. Sydney's S&P-ASX 200 added 0.4% to 6,242.40 and India's Sensex was 0.3% higher at 39,005.70. Benchmarks in New Zealand and Southeast Asia also rose. Benchmark U.S. crude gained 8 cents to $61.67 per barrel in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. The contract surged $1.45 on Monday to close at $61.59. Brent crude, used to price international oils, rose 4 cents to $69.05 per barrel in London. It jumped $1.43 to $69.01 the previous session. The dollar edged up to 111.36 yen from 111.35 yen. The euro declined to $1.1201 from $1.1213.
