Asian stock markets were mixed Thursday, AP reported. Tokyo's Nikkei 225 rose 0.4% to 22,932.27 and Hong Kong's Hang Seng gained 1% to 26,948.79. South Korea's Kospi added 0.4% to 2,090.45. Australia's S&P-ASX 200 lost 0.4% to 6,663.40, while India's Sensex rose 0.6% to 40,307.24. Singapore advanced, while New Zealand retreated. Benchmark U.S. crude rose 14 cents to $55.20 per barrel in electronic trading on the New York mercantile Exchange. The contract lost 48 cents on Wednesday to close at $55.06. Brent crude, used to price international oils, gained 23 cents to $60.47 per barrel in London. It lost 99 cents the previous session to $60.24. The dollar declined to 108.62 yen from Wednesday's 108.64 yen. The euro advanced to $1.1168 from $1.1151.
