Shares were mixed in Asia on Wednesday after a modestly higher close on Wall Street as concerns over pressures on global growth tempered gains in the absence of major data releases, the AP reported. Tokyo's benchmark Nikkei 225 index slipped 0.2%, to 26,387.72. On Tuesday, the Nikkei 225 lost 2.5%. In other Asian trading, Hong Kong's Hang Seng inched up less than 0.1% to 19,103.10 and the Shanghai Composite index slipped 0.3% to 3,065.78. South Korea's Kospi lost 0.2% to 2,328.95. In Sydney, the S&P/ASX 200 gained 1.3% to 7,115.10. In the foreign exchange market, the dollar rose to 132.09 Japanese yen from 131.62 yen. The euro fell to $1.0615 from $1.0626. U.S. benchmark crude oil gained 12 cents to $76.35 per barrel in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. It gained 1.2% on Tuesday. Brent crude, the pricing basis for international trading, picked up 26 cents to $80.25 per barrel.
