Shares were mixed in Asia, AP reported. Japan's Nikkei 225 index gained 0.5% to 22,970.38, while the S&P ASX/200 edged 0.1% higher to 6,747.10. The Hang Seng in Hong Kong lost 0.3% to 26,815.88 and the Shanghai Composite index dropped 0.4% to 2,968. South Korea's Kospi lost 0.2% to 2,089.17. Shares rose in Singapore but fell in Jakarta. Benchmark crude oil lost 11 cents to $55.70 a barrel in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. It fell 85 cents to settle at $55.81 a barrel on Monday. Brent crude oil, the international standard, dropped 5 cents to close at $61.20 a barrel. The dollar rose to 108.98 Japanese yen from 108.96 yen on Monday. The euro weakened to $1.1096 from $1.1100.
