Shares were mixed in Asia on Tuesday, AP reported. Japan's Nikkei 225 index gained 0.1% to 23,362.24, while the Hang Seng in Hong Kong added 0.1% to 26,947.66. South Korea's Kospi edged 0.2% higher to 2,127.35. The Shanghai Composite index dropped 0.4% to 2,897.23 while Australia's S&P ASX/200 shed 0.5% 6,740.60. Shares rose in Singapore but fell in Jakarta and Kuala Lumpur. Benchmark crude oil fell 6 cents to $56.80 per barrel in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. It lost 38 cents to settle at $56.86 a barrel on Monday. Brent crude oil, the international standard, lost 2 cents to $62.16. It fell 33 cents to $62.18 a barrel in London. The dollar rose to 109.13 Japanese yen from 109.06 yen on Monday. The euro was unchanged at $1.1034.
