Asian shares rose Tuesday, AP reported. Japan's Nikkei 225 gained 0.5% in morning trading to 21,441.82. Australia's S&P/ASX 200 jumped 1.9% to 6,510.90. South Korea's Kospi rose 1.8% to 2,038.38. Hong Kong's Hang Seng edged up 0.4% to 26,403.19, while the Shanghai Composite was up nearly 1.1% at 3,002.56. Benchmark U.S. crude rose $1.39 to $48. 14 a barrel. It rose $1.99, or 4.4%, to $46.75 a barrel on Monday. Brent, the international standard, gained $1.36 to $53.26. The dollar rose to 108.07 Japanese yen from 107.74 yen on Monday. The euro strengthened to $1.1133 from $1.1087.
