Asian shares gain on commodity recovery hopes

By Hideyuki Sano TOKYO (Reuters) - Asian shares rose to a seven-week high on Tuesday as investors took heart from signs of life in battered energy and commodity markets while European currencies are hampered by worries Britain could exit the European Union. MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan rose 0.4 percent, hitting its highest level since early January. Japan's Nikkei went up 0.8 percent, led by steelmakers and other commodity-related shares.