Global markets rose on Monday, AP reported. The Shanghai Composite Index rose 5.6 percent to 2,961.28, its highest close since June 15. Tokyo's Nikkei 225 advanced 0.5 percent to 21,528.23 while Hong Kong's Hang Seng added 0.5 percent to 28,959.30. Seoul's Kospi gained 2 points to 2,232.56. India's Sensex advanced 0.5 percent to 35,950.50 and Sydney's S&P-ASX 200 rose 0.3 percent to 6,186.30. New Zealand and Southeast Asia advanced. The FTSE 100 rose to 7,208.15 and the DAX advanced to 11,526.93. On Wall Street, the future for the Standard & Poor's 500 index rose 0.3 percent. That for the Dow Jones Industrial Average advanced 0.4 percent. Benchmark U.S. crude lost 6 cents to $57.19 per barrel in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. The contract gained 30 cents to $57.26 on Friday. Brent crude, used to price international oils, lost 12 cents to $66.97 per barrel in London. It added 5 cents the previous session to $67.12. The dollar declined to 110.65 yen from Friday's 110.68 yen. The euro advanced to $1.1347 from $1.1333.
