Most Asian stock markets slipped Thursday, AP reported. South Korea's Kospi added 0.8 percent to 2,236.29 while other major benchmarks across Asia fell, with Hong Kong's Hang Seng losing 0.4 percent to 24,593.79 and the Shanghai Composite on mainland China dipping 0.1 percent to 3,132.67. Australia's S&P/ASX 200 fell 0.3 percent to 5,873.20. Singapore's benchmark fell but indexes in other Southeast Asian countries rose. Japan's market remained closed for a holiday. U.S. benchmark crude futures shed 14 cents to $47.68 a barrel in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. The contract added 16 cents to settle at $47.82 a barrel on Wednesday. Brent crude, used to price international oils, lost 14 cents to $50.65 a barrel in London. The dollar rose to 112.80 yen from 112.64 yen in late trading Wednesday. The euro rose to $1.0893 from $1.0887.
