wti crude climbing above $41 a barrel and oil refiner idemitsu kosan was up 5.6%. showa shell added nearly 4%. mitsubishi motors was the nik i nikkei's biggest loser, tumbling more than 15% on reports of possible misconduct in its fuel economy tests. now to currencies. the dollar-yen paired dipped below the 109 level during tokyo trading hours and the euro traded in a narrow range as investors awaited thursday's european central bank meeting. >> thanks very much for that report. >> moving to other markets. in the asia-pacific region. shanghai, the composite declining by 2.31%. 2972 the closing number there, the lowest finish in three weeks. many investors had less hope for further stimulus measures after recent positive economic data. taiwanese stocks dropping 1.4%, 8,514 for the closing number. parts suppliers for apple dropped after shares of the u.s. tech giant declined. hong kong's hang seng index falling by almost 1%. some market players took profits from yesterday's three-month highs. sydney meanwhile a gain by .5%. a rise in iron ore prices pushed up major m