(MENAFN- Saudi Press Agency)
BEIJING, Dhu-AlHijjah 09, 1438, August 31, 2017, SPA -- Asian stock markets were mixed Thursday, AP.
The Shanghai Composite Index lost 0.5 percent to 3,347.14 points and Tokyo's Nikkei 225 gained 0.9 percent to 19,657.09. Hong Kong's Hang Seng shed 0.6 percent to 27,929.90 and Sydney's S&P-ASX 200 advanced 0.7 percent to 5,709.00. Seoul's Kospi lost 0.4 percent to 2,363.61 and India's Sensex fell 0.2 percent to 31,585.10. Bangkok and Jakarta fell while New Zealand and Singapore rose.
Benchmark U.S. crude shed 4 cents to $45.92 per barrel in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. The contract fell 48 cents on Wednesday to close at $45.96. Brent crude, used to price international oils, lost 1 cent to $50.72 in London. It plunged 93 cents the previous session to $51.73.
The dollar gained to 110.53 yen from Wednesday's 110.24 yen. The euro edged up to $1.1876 from $1.1885.
--SPA
10:11 LOCAL TIME 07:11 GMT
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