Among the retail-linked names, Prada SpA rose 1.6%, Esprit Holdings Ltd. added 1%, and Samsonite International SA climbed 3.1% after announcing an almost 19% rise in quarterly sales. Airlines also traded mostly higher as the oil price fell, with Air China Ltd. up 1.2%, and China Southern Airlines Co. up 1.5%. On the downside, Standard Chartered PLC added to its recent losses, falling 2% amid ongoing concerns about another possible U.S. investigation into Iran sanctions violations at the lender. Also retreating, PetroChina Co. fell 1.3% amid weaker crude oil, and China Telecom Corp. lost 2% as it reported late last week slowing subscriber growth in the January-September period. Also among the losers, Want Want China Holdings Ltd. lost 2.5%, Belle International Holdings Ltd. fell 0.9% after recent gains, and Wharf Holdings Ltd. gave up 1%.