Asian shares rose Tuesday, AP reported. Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 gained 1.3% to finish at 22,288.14. South Korea's Kospi gained 1.2% to 2,117.58, while Australia's S&P/ASX 200 rose 1.4% to 5,897.90. Hong Kong's Hang Seng inched up nearly 0.1% to 24,318.54. The Shanghai Composite was trading at 2,977.29, up 0.5%. Benchmark U.S. crude oil fell 30 cents to $39.40. It rose $1.21 to $39.70 a barrel on Monday. Brent crude oil for August delivery slipped 26 cents to $41.45 a barrel. The dollar rose to 107.73 Japanese yen from 107.57 yen. The euro cost $1.1217, down from $1.1238.
