Asian shares were mostly lower Monday, AP reported. Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 index dropped 0.8 percent to 22,672.49 in afternoon trading. South Korea's Kospi lost 1.5 percent to 2,367.84. Australia's S&P/ASX 200 gained 0.2 percent to 6,104.60. Southeast Asian indexes were mostly lower. Markets in China and Hong Kong were closed. Benchmark U.S. crude fell $1.14 to $63.92 a barrel in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. The contract lost $1.83 to settle at $65.06 per barrel on Friday. Brent crude, used to price international oils, slipped 52 cents to $72.92 in London. The dollar inched down to 110.47 yen from 110.62 in late trading Friday. The euro weakened to $1.1597 from $1.1607.
