Asian stocks were mixed on Monday as better-than-expected US jobs data was tempered by dealers remaining on the sidelines with the end of the year approaching. Tokyo added 1.45 percent, rising for a sixth-straight session, while Singapore was 0.21 percent up and Seoul 0.45 percent higher. Sentiment was boosted at the end of last week when the United States said non- farm payrolls fell 11,000 last month, slowing from a downwardly revised 111,000 drop in October, boosting hopes for an economic recovery. The Dow Jones index added 0.22 percent. Shanghai was lifted 0.45 percent by news that the government will push on with growth-boosting measures next year while also moving to increase demand at home. However trading was lacklustre as the end of the year approaches and dealers wind down. Shares were also sold on profit-taking after recording strong gains last week as fears subsided over Dubai's debt crisis. Hong Kong lost 0.77 percent, while Sydney was 0.55 percent off. Bangkok was closed for a public holiday. TOKYO: Up 1.45 percent. The Nikkei-225 rose 145.01 points to 10,167.60. In Japan exporters were helped by the weakening yen, which traded around 89.90 to the dollar most of the day and touched an intraday low of 90.45, compared with 86.60 a week ago. 'The market outlook is brightening,' Tachibana Securities market analyst Kenichi Hirano told Dow Jones Newswires. Sony gained 70 yen or 2.79 percent to 2,580, while Canon jumped 120 yen or 3.31 percent to 3,750. Nissan Motor also rose 15 yen or 2.06 percent to 743 yen, while Toyota Motor added 20 yen or 0.54 percent to 3,750. 'The dollar's rise above 90 yen is a relief for exporters, because many of them are basing their earnings on the dollar at 90 yen,' an analyst said. Japan Airlines soared 7.00 percent to 107 yen, after reports the government was to give loan guarantees to help rebuild the troubled flagship carrier. HONG KONG: Down 0.77 percent. The Hang Seng Index gave up 173.19 points to 22,324.96. The index was dragged for a second successive session by commodities firms after gold prices slumped. Zijin Mining fell 5.1 percent to 8.30 Hong Kong dollars and Aluminium producer Chalco dropped 2.1 percent to 8.79 and Jiangxi Copper fell 2.6 percent to 19.82. Bucking the trend, Geely Automobile rose 6.1 percent to 4.33 and gas distributor China Gas jumped 6.4 percent to 3.64. SYDNEY: Down 0.55 percent. The S&P/ASX 200 dropped 25.7 points to 4,676.5. 'The market looks tired. Investors seem happy to lock in profits following a tough year, seemingly wanting to rule a line through 2009 and come back refreshed in the new year,' IG Markets research analyst Ben Potter said. Analysts said banking, resources and energy stocks fell. ANZ slipped 0.14 percent to 21.95 dollars, Commonwealth Bank dropped 0.32 percent to 53.79 dollars and National Australia Bank shed 0.36 percent to 28.00. Miner BHP Billiton was down 1.91 percent to 40.61 dollars and Rio Tinto lost 0.36 percent to 71.59 dollars. SHANGHAI: Up 0.45 percent. The Shanghai Composite Index, which covers both A and B shares, was up 14.85 points at 3,331.90. Xinhua News Agency reported before the market's close that leaders reiterated during the meeting they would continue a loose monetary policy and active fiscal policy in 2010. Property developers gained after Beijing said it would focus on boosting domestic demand and pushing urbanisation. China Vanke ended up 2.7 percent at 12.29 yuan. Chinese liquor maker Kweichow Moutai ended up 3.3 percent at 176.53 yuan after the company said it plans to raise product prices by 13 percent starting January 1 due to rising raw material costs and market demand. All but five out of the 28 stocks on the ChiNext board rose with Wuhan Zhongyuan Huadian Science and Technology Co Ltd leading the gains, up by the 10 percent daily limit to 59.29 yuan. SEOUL: Up 0.49 percent. The KOSPI ended up 7.89 points at 1,632.65. 'I expect the positive US employment data to continue to bode well for the KOSPI for a while,' Lee Sun-Yup of Shinhan Investment Corp. said. Major exporters, technology firms and car makers maintained their solid gains on expectations of a recovery in the US. Samsung Electronics rose 1.2 percent to 771,000 won and Hynix Semiconductor climbed 1.8 percent to 20,050 won. Hyundai Motor ended up 1.0 percent at 105,000 won. Ssangyong Motor surged by the daily limit of 15 percent to 3,935 won on hopes that a court may approve a rescue plan for the debt-burdened company. Hyundai Steel dropped 0.9 percent to 78,200 won. TAIPEI: Up 1.63 percent. The weighted index rose 124.73 points to 7,775.64. Investors shrugged off a setback by the ruling Kuomintang party in Saturday's local elections, dealers said. Seventeen counties and cities were contested in the poll. The KMT lost control of two, while the opposition Democratic Progressive Party, which favours formal independence from China, gained one. 'The election outcome had been expected by the market. The end of the vote cleared uncertainty,' Grand Cathay Securities analyst Mars Hsu said. Microchip designer MediaTek rose 5.17 percent to 529.00 and flat panel maker AU Optronics gained 3.38 percent to 35.20. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co rose 1.63 percent to 62.50. SINGAPORE: Up 0.21 percent. The Straits Times Index gained 5.97 points to 2,796.98. 'There's not much happening in the market. People are just counting down to the end of the year,' said a trader at a local brokerage. DBS rose six cents to 14.84 while Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp shed 10 cents to 8.49 and United Overseas Bank dipped two cents to 19.50. CapitaLand added five cents to 4.16 and Keppel Land eased a cent to 3.27. Singapore Airlines fell two cents to 13.52 while Singapore Telecoms remained unchanged at 3.00. KUALA LUMPUR: Down 0.38 percent. The Kuala Lumpur Composite Index lost 4.84 points to 1,265.36. Among major stocks, plantation giant Sime Darby lost 0.60 percent to 8.95 ringgit and CIMB bank was down 0.50 percent to 12.82, while gaming group Genting gained 1.10 percent to 7.38. JAKARTA: Down 1.11 percent. The Jakarta Composite Index lost 27.78 points to 2,483.75. Gold and nickel miner Antam lost 5.3 percent to 2,250, coal miner Bumi Resources fell two percent to 2,500 while Gas Negara dropped 3.7 percent to 3,950. MANILA: Down 0.50 percent. The index shed 15.36 points to close at 3,046.63. 'The market is lacking fresh leads and so there's follow-through selling,' Lawrence de Leon of Accord Capital Equities said. Ayala Land Inc shed 2.1 percent to close at 11.75 pesos and Globe Telecom was off 1.1 percent at 920 pesos. WELLINGTON: Down 0.25 percent. The NZX-50 fell 7.88 points to 3,138.58. Market operator NZX rose 41 cents to 8.31 dollars after trading as high at 8.48 intra-day. It has risen from 4.18 since January 23. Fletcher Building fell 13 cents at 7.68 and Telecom declined five cents to 2.36. Fisher & Paykel Healthcare rose 12 cents to 3.41 dollars and New Zealand Oil & Gas added a cent to 1.73. Contact Energy was unchanged at 5.85. MUMBAI: Down 0.69 percent. The 30-share Sensex closed down 118.4 points at 16,983.14. 