Asian stock markets were mixed Thursday, AP reported. The Shanghai Composite Index lost 0.2% to 3,010.73 and Tokyo's Nikkei 225 shed 0.3% to 23,868.82. Hong Kong's Hang Seng tumbled 0.5% to 27,747.22. Seoul's Kospi was off one point at 2,193.51 and Sydney's S&P-ASX 200 lost 0.3% to 6,833.10. India's Sensex opened up 0.1% at 41,622.19 while New Zealand also gained. Benchmark U.S. crude gained 1 cent to $60.86 per barrel in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. The contract declined 2 cents on Wednesday to close at $60.85. Brent crude, used to price international oils, rose 5 cents to $66.22 per barrel in London. It added 7 cents the previous session to $66.17. The dollar was little-changed at 109.58 yen. The euro gained to $1.1133 from $1.1114.
