Asian stock markets rose on Monday, AP reported. The Shanghai Composite Index rose 1.1% to 3,006.64 and Hong Kong's Hang Seng advanced 0.9% to 26,535.44. Seoul's Kospi added 1.2% to 2,068.06. Sydney's S&P-ASX 200 gained 0.5% to 6,642.60. Benchmarks in New Zealand and Southeast Asia also advanced. Benchmark U.S. crude lost 29 cents to $54.41 per barrel in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. The contract gained $1.15 on Friday to close at $54.70. Brent crude, used to price international oils, declined 32 cents to $60.19 per barrel in London. It advanced $1.41 the previous session to $60.51. The dollar declined to 108.34 yen from Friday's 108.38 yen. The euro slipped to $1.1030 from $1.1036.