BANGKOK — Shares were mostly lower Wednesday in Asia after Wall Street benchmarks retreated following the S&P 500's rise to its highest level since the spring of last year. U.S. futures were little changed and oil prices rose. Tokyo's Nikkei 225 advanced 0.3 percent to 33,575.14, while the Hang Seng in Hong Kong sank 2 percent to 19,217.66. The Shanghai Composite index gave up 1.3 percent to 3,197.90 and the Kospi in Seoul slipped 0.9 percent to 2,582.63. In Australia, the S&P/ASX 200 shed 0.6 percent to 7,314.

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