Asian shares were mixed Monday, AP reported. Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 shed 0.2% to 21,358.56. Australia's S&P/ASX 200 rose 0.5% to 6,551.40, while South Korea's Kospi edged 0.1% higher to 2,021.89. Markets in China were closed for a holiday. They reopen on Tuesday. Benchmark U.S. crude fell 11 cents to $52.50 a barrel. It rose 36 cents to settle at $52.81 per barrel Friday. Brent crude, the international standard, slipped 22 66 cents to $58.15 per barrel. The dollar inched up to 106.83 Japanese yen from 106.77 yen Friday. The euro strengthened to $ 1.0981 from $1.0979.
