Most global stock markets were mixed Wednesday, AP reported. In early trading, London's FTSE 100 gained 0.2% to 7,254.07. The Shanghai Composite Index ended up 1.9% at 2,938.68 while Tokyo's Nikkei advanced 0.6% to 21,188.56. France's CAC 40 shed 0.4% to 5,321.27 and Germany's DAX lost 0.2% to 11,974.15. Hong Kong's Hang Seng advanced 0.5% to 28,268.71 and Seoul's Kospi rose 0.5% to 2,092.78. Sydney's S&P-ASX 200 was 0.7% higher at 6,284.20 while India's Sensex gained 0.3% to 37,437.01. Benchmark U.S. crude lost 64 cents to $61.13 per barrel in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. The contract rose 74 cents on Tuesday to close at $61.78. Brent crude, used to price international oils, shed 56 cents per barrel in London to $70.68. It jumped $1.01 the previous session to $71.24. The dollar edged up to 109.63 yen from Tuesday's 109.61 yen. The euro rose to $1.1209 from $1.1208.
