Asian markets were mixed on Thursday, AP reported. Japan's Nikkei rose 0.3 percent to 20,325.52 and Australia's S&P/ASX 200 added 0.1 percent to 5,669.40. But in South Korean, Kospi fell 0.2 percent to 2,367.76. Hong Kong's Hang Benchmark U.S. crude fell 18 cents to $51.96 per barrel on New York Mercantile Exchange. The contract added 26 cents to close at $52.14 a barrel on Wednesday. Brent crude, the standard for international oil prices, lost 23 cents to $57.34 per barrel in London. The dollar rose to 112.90 yen from 112.82 yen. The euro fell to $1.1735 from $1.1750.
