Asian markets were mixed Tuesday, AP reported. Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 lost 0.3 percent to 21,148.02 while South Korea's Kospi added less than 0.1 percent to 2,054.48. Hong Kong's Hang Seng was almost 0.1 percent lower at 25,741.07. The Shanghai Composite rose 0.1 percent to 2,587.88. Australia's S&P/ASX 200 added 0.4 percent to 5,575.90. Shares also fell in Singapore, Indonesia and Thailand. U.S. benchmark crude lost 4 cents to $50.96 a barrel. It gave up 3.1 percent to $51 a barrel in New York on Monday. Brent crude, used to price international oils, shed 10 cents to $59.87. The contract dropped 2.8 percent to $59.97 a barrel in London. The dollar weakened to 113.14 yen from 113.34 yen late Monday. The euro rose to $1.1361 from $1.1355.