Asian shares logged strong gains on Wednesday after another round of record highs for major indexes on Wall Street. Tokyo's Nikkei 225 index gained 1.1% to 26,769.31, while the Hang Seng in Hong Kong added 0.9% to 26,539.55. In South Korea, the Kospi jumped 1.5% to 2,738.67. Australia's S&P/ASX 200 advanced 0.6% to 6728.50, while the Shanghai Composite index slipped 0.3% to 3,399.64. India's Sensex climbed 0.6% to 45,899.77. Shares were also higher in Southeast Asia, AP reported. In other trading, benchmark U.S. crude oil shed 14 cents to $45.46 per barrel in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. It lost 16 cents to $45.60 per barrel on Tuesday. Brent crude, the international standard, lost 16 cents to $48.68 per barrel. The dollar was trading at 104.15 Japanese yen, down from 104.19 yen late Tuesday. The euro rose to $1.2127 from $1.2103.