Asian stock markets rose Tuesday, AP reported. The Shanghai Composite Index rose 0.4% to 2,898.20 and Tokyo's Nikkei 225 climbed 1% to 21,620.88. Hong Kong's Hang Seng advanced 0.3% to 28,450.32 and Seoul's Kospi was 0.4% higher at 2,101.45. India's Sensex edged up 0.1% to 38,065.10. Sydney's S&P-ASX 200 gained 0.5% to 6,724.60. New Zealand and Taiwan climbed while Southeast Asian markets retreated. Benchmark U.S. crude gained 20 cents to $56.42 per barrel in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. The contract rose 46 cents on Wednesday to close at $56.22. Brent crude, used to price international oils, advanced 30 cents to $63.56 in London. It gained 79 cents the previous session to $63.26. The dollar gained to 108.16 yen from Wednesday's 107.86 yen. The euro slipped to $1.1190 from $1.1209.
