Asian shares were mixed on Tuesday, AP reported. Hong Kong's Hang Seng index lost 0.5% to 28,189.75, while in Australia, the S&P ASX 200 declined 1.7% to 6,647.70. The Shanghai Composite index gained 0.3% to 3,047.54. India's Sensex shed 0.2% to 41,463.61. Shares also fell in New Zealand and were flat in Singapore. Benchmark U.S. crude oil lost 12 cents to $61.56 per barrel in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Coming off a four-week winning streak, it slipped 4 cents to $61.68 per barrel on Monday. Brent crude, the international standard, gave up 9 cents to $66.58 per barrel. The dollar fell to 108.68 Japanese yen from 108.89 yen on Monday. The euro was flat at $1.1205.
