Shares were mostly higher in Asia on Tuesday, AP reported. Japan's Nikkei 225 index climbed 0.4% to 21,709.31. The Shanghai Composite index added 0.4% to 2,952.99, while Hong Kong's Hang Seng gained 0.3% to 28,178.88. In South Korea, the Kospi gained 0.5% to 2,040.58. Australia's S&P ASX 200 advanced 0.3% to 6,846.40. Shares fell in Bangkok but rose in Singapore and Jakarta. Benchmark crude oil rose 40 cents to $57.27 per barrel in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. It gained 67 cents to settle Monday at $56.87 a barrel. Brent crude oil, the international standard, gained 44 cents to $64.06 a barrel. The dollar slipped to 108.63 Japanese yen from 108.78 yen on Monday. The euro strengthened to $1.1139 from $1.1145.
