Asian shares were mixed on Monday, with Japan's Nikkei 225 jumping 2% to 66,890.02, led by technology stocks like Tokyo Electron and Advantest. South Korea's Kospi added 0.8% to 6,305.86, but Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix fell as foreign investors locked in profits. Hong Kong's Hang Seng gained 0.6% to 25,810.95, while the Shanghai Composite was nearly unchanged at 3,941.48. Oil prices rose after Israel rejected a Gaza deal and amid tensions involving Iran and Houthi attacks, with Brent crude up 0.6% to $84.04 per barrel and U.S. crude up 0.5% to $78.58 per barrel.
