Asian shares mostly rose Thursday, the Associated Press reported. Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 rose 0.4% to 27,687.53 in afternoon trading. Australia's S&P/ASX 200 gained 0.3% to 7,288.50. South Korea's Kospi added 0.1% to 2,772.18. Hong Kong's Hang Seng edged down 0.2% to 24,788.82, while the Shanghai Composite declined 0.2% to 3,474.80. In energy trading, benchmark U.S. crude fell 24 cents to $89.42 a barrel in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. It rose 30 cents to $89.66 per barrel. Brent crude, the international standard, slipped 36 cents to $91.19 a barrel. In currency trading, the U.S. dollar rose to 115.63 Japanese yen from 115.52 yen. The euro cost $1.1434, up from $1.1427.
