Asian markets rose Monday, AP reported. The Shanghai Composite Index rose 0.4 percent to 3,141.58 and Hong Kong's Hang Seng added 0.5 percent to 29,656.44. Japanese markets were closed for a holiday. Seoul's Kospi advanced 1.2 percent to 2,391.68 while Sydney's S&P-ASX 200 shed 0.2 percent to 5,823.60. India's Sensex gained 0.5 percent to 34,182.41 and benchmarks in Singapore and Bangkok also advanced. New Zealand and Manila declined. Benchmark U.S. crude gained 61 cents to $59.81 per barrel in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. The contract plunged $1.95 on Friday to close at $59.20. Brent crude, used to price international oils, advanced 51 cents to $63.30 in London. It fell $1.98 the previous session. The dollar declined to 108.68 yen from Friday's 108.79 yen. The euro gained to $1.2282 from $1.2251.
