Financial Times | High Oil Prices Help Sentiment in Asia-Pacific Markets Wall Street Journal Shares in Asia were mixed Tuesday as oil prices hovered near a high for the year. Japan's Nikkei Stock Average rose 0.9%, Australia's S&P/ASX 200 gained 0.5%, and Korea's Kospi slipped 0.2%. In China, the Shanghai Composite Index was off 0.6%, while ... Asia stocks rise as oil climbs toward $50 Asian Stocks Climb After U.S. Rally, Oil Producers Gain on Crude Oil price revival rallies Asian markets |