Most Asian markets rose on Monday, AP reported. The Shanghai Composite Index rose 1.1 percent to 3,383.73 points and Sydney's S&P-ASX 200 gained 0.6 percent to 5,745.60. Markets in Japan and South Korea were closed for holidays. India's Sensex added 0.3 percent to 31,908.40. Hong Kong's Hang Seng shed 0.4 percent to 28,340.78 and Singapore also declined. Benchmarks in New Zealand, the Philippines and Indonesia advanced. Benchmark U.S. crude rose 18 cents to $49.47 per barrel in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. The contract fell $1.50 the previous session to close at $49.29. Brent crude, used to price international oils, gained 14 cents to $55.76 on London. It dropped 38 cents the previous day to $55.62. The dollar edged down to 112.62 yen from Friday's 112.65. The euro advanced to $1.1740 from $1.1731.
