Asian stock markets declined Tuesday after Wall Street rose on gains for tech stocks and reassurance by the U.S. Federal Reserve of support for an economic recovery. The Shanghai Composite Index lost 1.2% to 3,402.27 while the Nikkei 225 in Tokyo opened higher but had declined 0.4% at midday to 29,059.91. The Hang Seng in Hong Kong fell 1.4% to 28,494.09. The Kospi in Seoul shed 0.9% to 3,008.48 while Sydney's S&P-ASX 200 lost 0.1% to 6,745.40. India's Sensex opened down 0.1% at 50,034.07. New Zealand and Singapore advanced while Jakarta declined, the Associated Press reported. In energy markets, benchmark U.S. crude lost 60 cents to $60.96 per barrel in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. The contract rose 13 cents on Monday to $61.55. Brent crude, the price basis for international oils, retreated 64 cents to $63.98 per barrel in London. It rose 9 cents the previous session to $64.62 a barrel. The dollar edged down to 108.76 yen from Monday's 108.80 yen. The euro retreated to $1.1922 from $1.1942.