Asian shares were mixed Thursday, AP reported. Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 added 0.3% to 21,509.54 in early trading. Australia's S&P/ASX 200 lost nearly 0.1% to 6,543.40, while South Korea's Kospi lost 0.8% to 2,029.23. India's Sensex skidded 0.4% to 38,050.81. The Shanghai Composite rose 0.2% to 2,930.35. Shares fell in Singapore but rose in Jakarta. Benchmark crude oil fell 11 cents to $52.48 a barrel in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. It fell 4 cents to $52.59 a barrel Wednesday. Brent crude oil, the international standard, lost 10 cents to $58.22 a barrel. The dollar was unchanged at 107.46 Japanese yen. The euro also was little changed, at $1.0991, up from $1.0989 on Wednesday.
