International stocks trading in New York closed mixed on
Tuesday. The Bank of New York index of American depositary receipts
fell 0.09% to 155.92. The European index was flat at 155.83, the
Asian index improved 0.01% to 147.64, the Latin American index fell
1.1% to 288.35 and the emerging markets index declined 0.3% to
287.34. Among the companies with shares that actively traded was
Yingli Green Energy Holding Co.'s (YGE).
Yingli Green reported that its first-quarter loss narrowed as
the Chinese solar-products maker recorded improving margins. Shares
rose 12% to $3.95.
BP PLC (BP, BP.LN) will sign a $20 billion long-term contract to
supply liquefied natural gas to southeast China, the U.K.-based oil
giant's chief executive said Tuesday. Shares edged down 0.2% to
$51.64.
Royal Dutch Shell PLC (RDSA, RDSA.LN, RDSB, RDSB.LN) is selling
a major stake in Woodside Petroleum Ltd. (WOPEY, WPL.AU) --
Australia's second-largest oil and gas producer-- for $5.7 billion,
in the latest move by new chief executive Ben van Beurden to boost
profits after years of heavy spending. The Anglo-Dutch company aims
to sell about $15 billion in assets globally by the end of next
year. Shares eased 0.4% to $80.45.
Write to Tess Stynes at tess.stynes@wsj.com
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