Asian stocks fell on Tuesday, AP reported. The Shanghai Composite Index fell to 2,780.93 and Tokyo's Nikkei 225 retreated to 20,577.63. Hong Kong's Hang Seng gave up 0.7% to 25,971.55 and South Korea's Kospi shed 1.1% to 1,926.30. Sydney's S&P-ASX 200 retreated to 6,485.40 while India's Sensex gained 0.2% to 36,787.18. Markets in New Zealand and Southeast Asia also declined. Benchmark U.S. crude rose 61 cents to $55.30 per barrel in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. The contract fell 97 cents on Monday to close at $54.69. Brent crude, used to price international oils, gained 65 cents to $60.46 per barrel in London. It dropped $1.92 the previous session to $59.81. The dollar gained to 106.72 yen from Monday's 105.94 yen. The euro was unchanged at $1.1204.
