Asian shares rose Tuesday, AP reported. Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 added 1.9% in morning trading to 20,517.42. Australia's S&P/ASX 200 jumped 2.0% to 5,569.20. South Korea's Kospi was up 1.8% to 1,972.73. Hong Kong's Hang Seng gained 1.8% to 24,362.80, while the Shanghai Composite edged up 0.5% to 2,889.42. Benchmark U.S. crude oil was flat at $31.65 per barrel in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange after gaining $2.13 on Monday. Brent crude, the international standard, lost 10 cents to $34.71 a barrel. The U.S. dollar inched up to 107.40 Japanese yen from 107.31 yen on Monday. The euro fell to $1.0907 from $1.0920.
