World stock markets were listless Monday, AP reported. European shares were mixed in early trading. France's CAC 40 dipped 0.1 percent to 5,334.15, while Germany's DAX edged up 0.1 percent to 12,608.00. Markets in Britain and the United states were closed for holidays. Asian stock indexes drifted between losses and gains. Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 index ended a fraction lower at 19,682.57, and South Korea's Kospi dipped 0.1 percent to 2,352.97. Hong Kong's Hang Seng rose 0.2 percent to 25,701.63, while Australia's S&P/ASX 200 lost 0.8 percent to 5,707.10. Markets in mainland China were closed for holidays. Oil futures retreated after their bounce at the end of last week. Benchmark U.S. crude dipped 16 cents to $49.64 a barrel in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. The contract rose 90 cents, or 1.8 percent, to $49.80 a barrel on Friday. Brent crude, the international standard, slipped 14 cents to $52.01 a barrel in London. The dollar climbed to 111.40 yen from 111.32. The euro fell to $1.1169 from $1.1185.
