Asian shares are mixed Monday, AP reported. Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 edged up 0.3% to 23,373.93 in afternoon trading. Australia's S&P/ASX 200 fell 0.4% to 6,766.80. South Korea's Kospi lost 0.3% to 2,155.50. Hong Kong's Hang Seng added 1.0% to 26,577.56, while the Shanghai Composite was up nearly 0.6% at 2,907.32. Benchmark crude oil added 8 cents to $57.80 a barrel. It rose 95 cents to $57.72 a barrel on Friday. Brent crude, the international standard, rose 8 cents to $63.38 a barrel. The dollar rose to 108.81 Japanese yen from 108.70 yen Friday. The euro strengthened to $1.1062 from $1.1033.
