Beijing-- Shares were mixed in Asia on Wednesday, the Associated Press reported.

Tokyo's Nikkei 225 advanced 0.7% to 27,457.89.

In Sydney, the S&P/ASX edged 0.1% higher, to 7,219.30.

Hong Kong's Hang Seng fell 0.7% to 21,255.95 and the Shanghai Composite index shed 0.3% to 3,175.68. Both indexes rose sharply on Tuesday as Shanghai eased its stringent anti-virus limits on businesses and other activities.

South Korea's markets were closed for a holiday. India's benchmark rose while Taiwan and Thailand declined.

Benchmark U.S. crude lost 2 cents to $114.65 per barrel in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange.

Brent crude, the price basis for international oil trading, shed 14 cents to $115.46 per barrel.

In other trading, the dollar rose to 129.23 Japanese yen from 128.70 yen on Tuesday. The euro slipped to $1.0712 from $1.0735.

Source: Saudi Press Agency