Shares climbed in Asia on Tuesday, AP reported. Tokyo's Nikkei 225 index added 0.2% to 27,487.85 and the Kospi in Seoul advanced 0.9% to 2,424.89. In Hong Kong, the Hang Seng gained 0.4% to 20,030.25 while the Shanghai Composite index edged 0.1% higher to 3,260.40. Australia's S&P/ASX 200 rose 0.5% to 7,261.20. In other trading Tuesday, U.S. benchmark crude oil gained 24 cents to $75.91 per barrel in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. It shed 64 cents to $75.68 on Monday. Brent crude, the pricing basis for international trading, picked up 17 cents to $82.21 per barrel. The U.S. dollar rose to 136.29 Japanese yen from 136.20 yen. The euro slipped to $1.0593 from $1.0609.
