International stocks trading in New York were mixed Monday. The
Bank of New York index of American depositary receipts fell 0.17%
to 154.54. The European index edged down 0.01% to 151.51, the Asian
index declined 0.93% to 151.62, the Latin American index rose 0.78%
to 300.32 and the emerging markets index declined 0.63% to 304.36.
Among the companies with shares that actively traded was
Anheuser-Busch InBev NV (BUD, ABI.BT).
Anheuser-Busch InBev NV (BUD, ABI.BT) is talking to banks about
financing what could be a roughly 75 billion British-pound ($122
billion) deal to buy global beer rival SABMiller PLC (SAB.LN), The
Wall Street Journal reported. A tie-up between the world's two
largest brewing companies has been rumored for years, but a revival
in global merger activity this year has sparked renewed speculation
about a deal. Shares rose 3.2% to $114.45
AngloGold Ashanti Ltd. (AU, ANG.JO) abandoned a proposal to
split the mining company after shareholders balked at the plan,
which had required a $2.1 billion right issue. The idea of
splitting the world's third-largest gold producer had earlier been
mooted by billionaire John Paulson's hedge fund, which owns a large
stake. Johannesburg-based AngloGold Ashanti was to have hived off
its non-South African assets, which include large gold mines in
Colombia and Ghana, into a new company to be listed in London.
Shares rose 1.6% to $13.67.
China Petroleum & Chemical Corp. (SNP), known as Sinopec,
intends to sell a nearly 30% stake in its sales-and-marketing unit
to 25 investors, as Beijing continues efforts to inject private
capital into state-owned enterprises to boost returns and
efficiency. The company, China's largest oil refiner, said
investors would acquire the stake for 107.1 billion yuan ($17.5
billion). Shares fell 6.2% to $93.10.
Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacifico SAB (GAP.MX) says operations at
its Los Cabos and La Paz airports were suspended due to Hurricane
Odile that cut across the Baja California peninsula and the company
is checking for damage at the facilities. "Flights were suspended
since yesterday afternoon; at this moment, we don't know with
certainty the magnitude of the damage," CEO Fernando Bosque said in
a filing. The company, which operates 12 airports throughout
Mexico's Pacific region, said operations at its other 10 airports
are normal. Shares rose 2.3% to $72.26.
Global telecom giant VimpelCom Ltd. (VIP) is close to selling
its stake in Canadian wireless carrier Wind Mobile Canada to a
Toronto-based investment firm for around 300 million Canadian
dollars ($270 million), The Wall Street Journal reported. VimpelCom
shares fell 2.8% to $8.38.
Write to Tess Stynes at tess.stynes@wsj.com
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