Most global stock markets rose on Thursday, AP reported. In early trading, Germany's DAX gained 0.6 percent to 11,369.42 points and London's FTSE 100 advanced 0.5 percent to 7,036.68. France's CAC 40 gained 0.9 percent to 5,026.48. Tokyo's Nikkei 225 rose 0.4 percent to 22,262.50 and Sydney's S&P-ASX 200 added 0.6 percent to 5,758.40. Seoul's Kospi advanced 0.3 percent to 2,114.10 and India's Sensex gained 1.1 percent to 36,124.14. The Shanghai Composite Index lost 1.3 percent to 2,567.44 and Hong Kong's Hang Seng shed 0.9 percent to 26,451.03. Benchmarks in New Zealand, Singapore and Jakarta advanced. Benchmark U.S. crude gained 22 cents to $50.51 per barrel in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. It lost $1.27 on Wednesday to close at $50.29. Brent crude, used to price international oils, lost 3 cents to $59.06 in London. The contract lost $1.31 the previous session to close at $59.09. The dollar declined to 113.27 yen from Thursday's 113.67 yen. The euro gained to $1.1388 from $1.1368.
