Shares fell in Asia on Tuesday after a choppy session on Wall Street yielded mixed results as the market struggled to find direction. Hong Kong led other regional markets lower, dropping 1.9% to 29,587.91. Markets in Australia and India were closed for holidays. Japan's Nikkei 225 index declined 0.6% to 28,641.13, while the Shanghai Composite index dropped 1.3% to 3,575.89. South Korea's Kospi lost 1.5% to 3,160.93, the Associated Press reported. In other Tuesday trading, U.S. benchmark crude oil lost 27 cents to $52.50 per barrel in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. It gained 50 cents to $52.77 per barrel on Monday. Brent crude, the international standard, shed 37 cents to $55.31 per barrel. The U.S. dollar slipped to 103.69 Japanese yen from 103.76 yen late Monday. The euro rose to $1.2146 from $1.2141.