Asian shares were mixed Thursday, AP reported. The Hang Seng index edged 0.1% lower to 26,921.58. The Shanghai Composite index lost 0.5% to 2,889.10. Japan's Nikkei 225 index lost 0.1% to 23,409.14 while the Kospi in Seoul shed 0.4% to 2,118.60. Australia's S&P ASX 200 gained 0.2% to 6,864.00. India's Sensex added 0.2% to 41,116.92. Shares fell in most of Southeast Asia. Benchmark crude oil lost 29 cents to $57.82 per barrel in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. It fell 30 cents to settle at $58.11 a barrel on Wednesday. Brent crude oil, the international standard, gave up 23 cents to $62.78 per barrel. The dollar slipped to 109.47 Japanese yen from 109.54 yen on Wednesday. The euro was steady at $1.1007.
