European and Asian markets were mostly lower on Monday, AP reported. France's CAC 40 dropped 0.9 percent to 4,653.55. Britain's FTSE 100 index was 0.8 percent lower at 6,666.25. Markets in Germany, Italy and Brazil were closed. Dow futures added 0.6 percent to 22,534.00 and the broad S&P 500 futures rose 0.7 percent to 2,430.00. Major U.S. indexes have tumbled more than 12 percent in December. South Korea's Kospi dropped 0.3 percent to 2,055.01 while the Shanghai Composite index was 0.4 percent higher at 25,651.38. Hong Kong's Hang Seng lost 0.4 percent to 25,651.38 on a short trading day. Australia's S&P ASX 200 added 0.5 percent to 5,493.80. Stocks fell in Singapore but rose in Thailand. Markets in Japan, Indonesia and the Philippines were closed. Benchmark U.S. crude shed 3 cents to $45.56 a barrel in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. The contract fell 0.6 percent to settle at $45.59 in New York on Friday. Brent crude, used to price international oils, gained 5 cents to $53.87 a barrel. It lost 1 percent to $53.82 a barrel in London. The dollar weakened to 110.99 yen from 111.22 in late trading Friday. The euro rose to $1.1394 from $1.1372.
