Asian shares were mixed Tuesday, AP reported. Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 shed 0.5% to 23,292.65. Australia's S&P/ASX 200 added 0.7% to 6,814.20. South Korea's Kospi slipped 0.3% to 2,153.24. Hong Kong's Hang Seng gained 1.2% to 27,014.31, while the Shanghai Composite index was at 2,923.36, up 0.5%. Benchmark oil fell 19 cents to $56.86 a barrel. It fell 67 cents to $57.05 a barrel Monday. Brent crude, the international standard, slipped 16 cents to $62.28 a barrel. The dollar fell to 108.63 Japanese yen from 108.68 yen on Monday. The euro strengthened to $1.1080 from $1.1072.
