Shares rebounded in Asia on Friday after an early sell-off, though Tokyo's benchmark declined as investors reacted to reports of a growing number of cases of a new virus in Japan and China. The Nikkei 225 fell 0.6% to finish at 23,659.14. Australia's S&P/ASX 200 gained 0.4% to 7,130.20. South Korea's Kospi advanced 0.5% to 2,244.82 and Hong Kong's Hang Seng advanced 0.4% to 27,847.53. The Shanghai Composite index gained 0.3% to 2,915.83. India's Sensex inched down 0.1% to 41,422.35. Shares were mixed in Southeast Asia, AP reported. Benchmark crude oil rose 10 cents to $51.52 a barrel in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. It rose 25 cents to settle at $51.42 a barrel on Thursday. Brent crude oil, the international standard, was 5 cents higher at $56.39 a barrel. The dollar was little changed but inched down to 109.81 0 Japanese yen from 109.82 yen on Thursday. The euro weakened to 1.08380 from $1.0843.