Shares were mixed Monday in Asia, AP reported. The Shanghai Composite index gained 0.8% to 2,952.85 while Hong Kong's Hang Seng index gained 0.2% to 28,532.85. Australia's S&P ASX 200 fell 0.3% to 6,673.60 and in South Korea, the Kospi edged 0.1% lower to 2,084.40. India's Sensex climbed 0.5% to 38,912.85, while shares fell in Singapore. Japan's markets were closed for a national holiday. Benchmark crude oil fell 17 cents to $60.04 per barrel in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. It rose 1 cent to settle at $60.21 a barrel Friday in New York. Brent crude oil, the international standard, lost 8 cents to $66.64 a barrel. The dollar rose to 108.05 Japanese yen from 107.91 yen on Friday. The euro was flat at $1.1271.
