Asian shares retreated Tuesday, the AP reported.
Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 fell 0.2% to 38,980.60.
Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 lost 0.2% to 7,848.00. Korean Kospi fell 0.8% to 2,720.90.
Hong Kong’s Hang Seng dove 2.1% to 19,233.87, while the Shanghai Composite shed 0.4% to 3,157.33.
In other trading, benchmark US crude fell 58 cents to $79.22 a barrel. Brent crude the international standard declined 48 cents to $83.23 a barrel.
The US dollar edged up to 156.38 Japanese yen from 156.27 yen. The euro cost $1.0862, up from $1.859.
Source: www.spa.gov.sa
