Asian shares are mixed in muted trading Monday, AP reported. Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 index lost 0.6 percent to finish at 22,261.76 and Australia's S&P/ASX 200 fell 0.2 percent to 5,945.70. South Korea's Kospi shed 0.3 percent to 2,527.67. Hong Kong's Hang Seng was up 0.1 percent at 29,228.49, while the Shanghai Composite index dropped 0.2 percent to 3,377.09. India's Sensex was flat and markets in Southeast Asia were mixed. Benchmark U.S. crude added 4 cents to $56.75 a barrel in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. It gained $1.36 a barrel on Friday, to $55.71 a barrel. Brent crude, used to price international oils, lost 9 cents to $62.63 a barrel in London. The dollar inched down to 112.00 yen from 112.09 yen late Friday in Asia. The euro slipped to $1.1740 from $1.1791.
