Asian shares were mostly lower Wednesday, AP reported. Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 fell 0.9% to finish at 21,521.53. Australia's S&P/ASX 200 lost 0.4% to 6,818.40. South Korea's Kospi dropped 0.5% to 2,028.85. Hong Kong's Hang Seng dropped 1.3% to 27,777.75, while the Shanghai Composite shed 0.6% to 2,934.51. India's Sensex edged 0.1% higher to 37,421.60. Shares fell in Singapore and Jakarta but rose in Bangkok. Benchmark crude oil added 44 cents to $58.49 a barrel. It rose $1.18 to $58.05 a barrel Tuesday. Brent crude oil, the international standard, gained 62 cents to $65.25 a barrel. The dollar inched down to 108.55 Japanese yen from 108.60 yen Tuesday. The euro strengthened to $1.1161 from $1.1156.
