Shares were mostly lower Tuesday in Asia, AP reported. Japan's Nikkei 225 edged 0.1% lower to 20,366.48. South Korea's Kospi gave up 0.4% to 1,927.13. Australia's S&P/ASX 200 sank 1.2% to 5,396.60. Shares also fell in Singapore and Jakarta, while Bangkok gained 0.5%. Benchmark U.S. crude oil climbed 39 cents to $24.53 per barrel in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. It fell 60 cents, or 2.4%, to settle at $24.14 a barrel on Monday. Brent crude oil, the international standard, added 27 cents to $29.90 per barrel. It dropped 4.3% to $29.63 a barrel in London. The dollar fetched 107.45 Japanese yen, down from 107.66 late Monday. The euro rose to $1.0812 from $1.0807.
