Asian shares skidded again Tuesday on deepening worries over the expanding outbreak of a new virus in China. Markets in Hong Kong and mainland China were closed Tuesday for Lunar New Year holidays, while South Korea's benchmark tumbled 3.1% to 2,176.72 as it reopened after its own holidays. Japan's Nikkei 225 index lost 0.6% to 23,215.71, while Australia's S&P ASX/200 slipped 1.4% to 6,994.50. Singapore's benchmark dropped 2.2% and Jakarta's fell 0.5%, but shares rose in India, where the Sensex was up 0.2% at 41,217.00, AP reported. Benchmark crude oil edged 3 cents higher to $53.16 a barrel in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Brent crude oil, the international standard, fell 6 cents to $58.52. The dollar rose to 109.06 Japanese yen from 108.89 yen on Monday. The euro strengthened to $1.1020 from $1.1019.