Stocks were mostly higher in Asia on Tuesday after Wall Street rallied in its latest about-face in recent topsy-turvy trading, the Associated Press reported. Oil prices and U.S. futures advanced and the dollar was trading near 149 Japanese yen. Tokyo's Nikkei 225 index rose 1.4% to 27,143.85, while the Kospi in Seoul climbed 0.8% to 2,237.13. In Australia, the S&P/ASX 200 advanced 1.4% to 6,755.70. India's Sensex rose 1%. The dollar was trading at 148.86 Japanese yen, down from 148.98 yen. The euro rose to 98.51 cents from 98.41 cents. In energy trading, U.S. benchmark crude oil gained 45 cents to $85.91 per barrel in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. It lost 15 cents to $85.46 per barrel on Monday. Brent crude, the basis for pricing international oil, picked up 36 cents to $91.98 per barrel.
