Asian markets rose Monday, AP reported. The Shanghai Composite Index rose 0.8 percent to 3,181.78 and Hong Kong's Hang Seng added 0.4 percent to 25,768.13. Tokyo's Nikkei 225 advanced 0.1 percent to 20,156.46 and Sydney's S&P-ASX 200 gained 0.1 percent to 5,723.50. Seoul's Kospi added 0.4 percent to 2,387.11 and benchmarks in New Zealand and Bangkok also rose. Markets in India, Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia were closed for a holiday. Benchmark U.S. crude rose another 53 cents to $43.54 per barrel in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. The contract gained 27 cents on Friday to $43.01. Brent crude, used to price international oils, advanced 55 cents to $46.09 in London. It added 32 cents on Friday to close at $45.54. The dollar edged up to 111.28 yen from Friday's 111.27. The euro gained to $1.1197 from $1.1194.
