Asian markets were mixed on Thursday, AP reported. Japan's Nikkei 225 jumped 1.3 percent to 23,393.57 and South Korea's Kospi added 0.1 percent to 2,568.28. But Hong Kong's Hang Seng index dipped 0.1 percent to 32,843.20 and China's Shanghai Composite Index lost 0.9 percent to 3,449.93. Australia's S&P/ASX 200 rose 0.8 percent to 6,083.60. Stocks in Southeast Asia were mixed. Benchmark U.S. crude rose 4 cents to $64.77 per barrel in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. The contract gained 23 cents to settle at $64.73 per barrel on Wednesday. Brent crude, used to price international oils, added 5 cents to $68.94 per barrel in London. The dollar rose to 109.36 yen from 109.20 yen. The euro strengthened to $1.2420 from $1.2411.
