Asian stock markets mostly rise

Asian stock markets mostly rose Monday, AP reported.
The Nikkei 225 in Tokyo gained 1.6% to 27,529.33.
Hong Kong’s Hang Seng advanced 0.7% to 14,970.21.
The Kospi in Seoul added 0.9% to 2,289.00 and Sydney’s S&P-ASX 200 gained 0.8% to 6,836.80. New Zealand and Southeast Asian markets also gained.
In energy markets, benchmark U.S. crude lost 33 cents to $87.57 per barrel in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. The contract fell $1.18 to $87.90 on Friday. Brent crude, used to price international oils, retreated 52 cents to $93.25 per barrel in London. It declined $1.19 on Friday to $95.77.