Asian shares rose Tuesday, AP reported. Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 rose 0.3% to 21,204.28. Australia's S&P/ASX 200 added 1.6% to 6,546.30. South Korea's Kospi gained 0.7% to 2,114.39. Hong Kong's Hang Seng stood at 27,851.68, up nearly 1.0%, while the Shanghai Composite edged up 2.5% at 2,922.00. Benchmark U.S. crude rose 64 cents to $53.90 a barrel. It slid 1.4% to $53.26 a barrel on Monday. Brent crude oil, the international standard, was up 52 cents at $62.81 a barrel. The dollar inched up to 108.61 yen from 108.60 yen on Monday. The euro rose to $1.1320 from $1.1307.
