Asian stock markets mixed despite jump in US jobs

Asian stock markets were mixed Monday as investors took a pause after last week's big gains with losses tempered by a surprise jump in US employment. Japan's Nikkei 225 stock average was up 96.67 points, or 1 percent, at 9,722.66 while South Korea's Kospi was off 0.4 percent at 1,931.34. Hong Kong's Hang Seng shed less than 0.1 percent to 24,870.30 and China's Shanghai Composite Index added 0.4 percent to 3,141.38. Australia's S&P/ASX 200 slipped 0.3 percent to 4,786.10. Elsewhere, markets in Singapore and Indonesia rose while Taiwan's benchmark fell.