Shares were mixed in Asia on Tuesday, the Associated Press reported. Tokyo's Nikkei 225 rose 0.1% to 29,438.39 and the Kospi in Seoul gained 0.2% to 3,256.29. In Hong Kong, the Hang Seng lost 0.8% to 28,622.75 while the Shanghai Composite index shed 0.9% to 3,557.33. In Sydney, the S&P/ASX 200 surged 1.1% to 7,389.80. Shares rose in India but fell in Jakarta and Bangkok. In other trading, benchmark U.S. crude oil picked up 22 cents to $71.10 per barrel in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. It lost 3 cents to $70.88 per barrel on Monday. Brent crude, the international standard, added 22 cents to $73.08 per barrel. The U.S. dollar was trading at 110.08 Japanese yen, barely changed from 110.07 late Monday. The euro rose to $1.2126 from $1.2120.
