ADR Report: Shares Higher As Energy Companies Gain
March 16 2012 - 5:00PM
Dow Jones News
NEW YORK (Dow Jones) -- International companies trading in New
York closed mostly higher Friday as energy companies rose.
The Bank of New York index of ADRs gained 0.5% to 133.
Tullow Oil PLC (TUWOY, TLW.LN) shares rose 4.7% to $12.10 Friday
after the U.K. oil explorer said it found "good quality" oil in a
freshly drilled well off the coast of Ghana, a discovery that
further proves up the potential of a deep water area near its giant
Jubilee field.
Subsea 7 SA (SUBCY, SUBC.OS) climbed 5.6% to $24.96 after the
Norwegian oil-engineering group reported a record backlog. The
company also said it continues to see growth opportunities in all
major markets.
Separately, oil prices rebounded as reports Thursday of a
potential release of strategic oil reserves were denied by the
White House.
Light, sweet crude oil for April delivery settled $1.95 higher
at $107.06 a barrel.
Energy company BG Group PLC (BRGYY, BG.LN) added 2.1% to
$24.55.
The European index rose 0.8% to 122.03.
French waste-and-water utility Veolia Environnement SA (VE,
VIE.FR) announced Friday the departure of three members from its
executive committee and the appointment of one new member, and
confirmed its ongoing cost-cutting plan. Shares gained 6% to
$16.92.
The Asian index climbed 0.1% to 131.30.
Perfect World Co.'s (PWRD) fourth-quarter earnings more than
doubled as the Chinese online-game developer reported higher
licensing and online-gaming revenue, but margins weakened. Though
Perfect World's fourth-quarter report was strong, Susquehanna noted
the stock is up mostly due to a special dividend that reflects the
company's strong free cash flow and healthy operations. Shares
gained 28% to $16.01.
ReneSola Ltd. (SOL) swung to a fourth-quarter loss as the
Chinese solar-products maker's cost reductions couldn't mitigate a
double-digit drop in module shipments. But revenue beat analysts'
estimates, and shares jumped 14% to $2.81.
Other solar companies also posted gains, with Trina Solar Ltd.
(TSL, K3KD.SG) adding 4.9% to $8.13 and LDK Solar Co. (LDK) rising
4.9% to $4.90.
The Latin American index added 0.1% to 377.90.
Financial firms in Argentina posted gains, with Grupo Financiero
Galicia SA (GGAL, GFNORTE.MX) up 2.2% to $7.12 and Banco Marco SA
(BMA, BMA.BA) adding 1.7% to $20.95.
The emerging markets index inched down 0.2% to 311.81.
Brazilian airline GOL Linhas Aereas Inteligentes SA's (GOL,
GOLL4.BR) traffic dropped 3% in February, as it increased tariff
prices in the period, the company said late Thursday in a
statement. Shares fell 3.7% to $8.15.
-By Corrie Driebusch, Dow Jones Newswires; 212-416-2143;
corrie.driebusch@dowjones.com
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