Asian markets were mostly higher Monday, AP reported. Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 added 0.6 percent to 19,033.52, while Australia's S&P/ASX 200 inched down 0.1 percent to 5,858.60. South Korea's Kospi rose 0.3 percent to 2,166.07. Hong Kong's Hang Seng gained 0.4 percent to 24,195.21. Shanghai's bourse was closed for a holiday. Benchmark U.S. crude lost 8 cents to $50.52 a barrel in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. It added 25 cents to close at $50.60 per barrel on Friday. Brent crude, used to price international oils, slipped 13 cents to $53.40 a barrel. In currency trading, the euro weakened to $1.0680 from $1.0737 and the dollar rose to 111.41 yen from 111.30 yen late Friday in Asia.
