Asian stock markets rose on Monday, AP reported. Benchmarks in Shanghai, Tokyo and Hong Kong all rose. The Shanghai Composite Index rose 0.8% to 2,976.89 and Tokyo's Nikkei 225 gained 0.3% to 22,867.27. Hong Kong's Hang Seng added 0.9% to 26,893.81. South Korea's Kospi was up 0.3% at 2,093.60 and Australia's S&P-ASX 200 was up 1 point at 6,740.70. Markets in New Zealand, Singapore and India were closed for holidays. Benchmark U.S. crude lost 10 cents to $56.56 per barrel in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. The contract added 43 cents on Friday to close at $56.66. Brent crude, used to price international oils, shed 12 cents to $61.61 per barrel in London. It rose 34 cents the previous session to $61.73. The dollar advanced to 108.72 yen from Friday's 108.66 yen. The euro gained to $1.1090 from $1.1080.
