Asian stock markets were mixed Thursday, AP reported. The Shanghai Composite Index picked up 0.4% to 3,295.83 and the Hang Seng in Hong Kong advanced 0.3% to 20,855.29. Tokyo's Nikkei 225 gained 0.8% to 26,689.95.. Sydney's S&P-ASX 200 added 0.4% to 6,646.60. The Kospi in Seoul edged 0.1% higher to 2,330.74. India's Sensex gained 0.4% to 53,701.38. New Zealand and Jakarta advanced while Singapore and Bangkok declined. In energy markets, benchmark U.S. crude gained 56 cents to $96.86 per barrel in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. The contract rose 46 cents to $96.30 on Wednesday. Brent crude, the price basis for international oil trading, advanced 70 cents to $100.27 per barrel in London. It added 8 cents the previous session to $99.57 a barrel. The dollar rose to 138.37 yen from Wednesday's 137.32 yen. The euro declined to $1.0024 from $1.0062.