Asian stocks were mixed on Tuesday, AP reported. Tokyo's Nikkei 225 shed 10 points to 23,811.93. Shanghai Composite index gained 0.25% to 2,970.19. Hong Kong's Hang Seng edged 0.2% down to 27,864.10. Seoul's Kospi dropped 0.5% to 2,193.49 while Sydney's S&P-ASX inched 0.1% up to 6,794.20. New Zealand, India and Singapore advanced. Benchmark U.S. crude oil lost 3 cents to $60.49 per barrel. Brent crude, the international standard, was down 2 cents at $65.40 per barrel. Gold rose $4.00 to $1,492.70 per ounce. Silver rose 11 cents to $17.60 per ounce. The dollar to Japanese yen was flat at 109.39 yen. The euro remained at $1.1091.
