Asian shares were higher on Tuesday, recovering from some early losses as regional markets tracked a late rally on Wall Street led by technology shares. Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 added 0.5% to finish at 22,549.05. Hong Kong's Hang Seng index jumped nearly 1.0% to 24,748.97 and South Korea's Kospi climbed 0.6% to 2,138.84. Australia's S&P/ASX 200 inched up 0.2% to 5,954.40, while the Shanghai Composite gained 0.2 to 2,970.92. Shares rose in Singapore but fell in Jakarta, AP reported. Benchmark U.S. crude oil was unchanged at $40.46 per barrel in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. It rose 71 cents on Monday. Brent crude, the international standard, fell 19 cents to $42.89 per barrel. The dollar rose to 107.17 Japanese yen from 106.90 yen late Monday. The euro was trading at $1.1268, up from $1.1262.