International stocks trading in New York closed higher on
Wednesday.
The BNY Mellon index of American depositary receipts rose 1.4%
to 148.39. The European index increased 1.6% to 145.44, the Asian
index improved 1.27% to 145.68, the Latin American index rose 0.44%
to 289.40 and the emerging markets index increased 1.01% to 293.42.
Among the companies with shares that actively traded was Royal
Dutch Shell PLC (RDSA, RDSA.LN) .
Royal Dutch Shell PLC agreed to sell a productive Nigerian oil
block to a consortium led by oil-trading firm Taleveras Group, The
Wall Street Journal reported. Nigeria's Taleveras will pay Shell
more than $2.5 billion for the block, known as Oil Mining License
29, and an associated pipeline, The Journal stated. Shell has been
working to sell several of its onshore Nigerian holdings, which for
years have been plagued by leaks stemming largely from oil theft.
Shares rose 2% to $74.59.
The Ebola outbreak in West Africa began to hit pockets of global
stock markets, with mining and travel-related companies
particularly strained early on Wednesday. Ryanair Holdings PLC
(RYAAY, RYA.DB, RYA.LN) shares fell 1.6% to $52.40. Cruise-ship
company Carnival PLC (CUK, CCL.LN) shares closed at $37.58, up
1.2%, rebounding from declines earlier in the session amid a broad
market upturn.
Write to Tess Stynes at tess.stynes@wsj.com
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