Shares advanced Monday in Tokyo and Sydney while most Asian markets were closed for the May 1 holidays, according to Associated Press (AP). Tokyo's Nikkei 225 index added 0.9% to 29,123.18 and the S&P/ASX 200 in Sydney advanced 0.5% to 7,344.20. Other markets in the region were closed. In other trading, US benchmark crude oil gave up 75 cents to $76.06 per barrel in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Brent crude, the standard for pricing for international trading, shed 65 cents to reach $79.68 per barrel. The US dollar rose to 136.92 Japanese yen from 136.24 yen. The euro weakened to $1.1002 from $1.0023.