Asia stock markets were mixed Wednesday, AP reported. Benchmarks in Tokyo, Shanghai and Australia declined while South Korea advanced. The Shanghai Composite Index lost 0.1% to 2,875.63 and Tokyo's Nikkei 225 shed 0.4% to 20,597.21. Hong Kong's Hang Seng declined 0.3% to 26,161.92. Seoul's Kospi gained 0.2% to 1,965.02 while Sydney's S&P-ASX 200 fell 1% to 6,477.60. Indonesian markets advanced while New Zealand and Singapore retreated. Benchmark U.S. crude gained 18 cents to $56.31 per barrel in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. The contract shed 1 cent on Tuesday to close at $56.13. Brent crude, used to price international oils, rose 24 cents to $60.27 per barrel in London. The contract advanced 27 cents the previous session to $60.03. The dollar gained to 106.46 yen from Tuesday's 106.22. The euro was little-changed at $1.1099.
