International stocks trading in New York closed higher Tuesday, with the Bank of New York index of American depositary receipts rising 0.6% to 149.92. The European index added 0.8% to 148.47, the Asian index rose 0.2% to 146.85, the Latin American index was essentially flat at 274.29 and the emerging markets index rose 0.3% to 269.20. Among the companies with shares that actively traded are Petroleo Brasileiro SA (PBR, PETR3.BR, PETR4.BR) and STMicroelectronics NV (STM, STM.FR).

Brazil's state-run oil company Petrobras launched into the new year with a large bond offering while other Brazilian firms may also be looking to strike early in 2014. Petrobras raised the equivalent of about $5.17 billion through the sale of bonds denominated in euros and British pounds. Shares fell 2% to $12.90.

In Europe, a number of technology companies were impacted by a note from Barclays on the sector. Analysts said they see a gradual improvement for the European tech sector. However, shares of France's STMicroelectronics dropped 1.8% to $7.68 after a cut to underweight from equalweight.

Mexican airport operator, Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacifico SAB de CV (PAC, GAP.MX) said passenger traffic rose 13.7% in December compared to the previous year. Domestic passenger traffic rose 15.5%, while international passenger traffic increased 10.6%, said the company. Shares rose 3.7% to $50.43.

Yingli Green Energy Holding Co. (YGE) said that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Yingli Energy (China) Co. has entered into an investment agreement to establish a joint venture with China Rich Energy Corp., a wholly-owned subsidiary of China National Nuclear Corp., to develop and construct distributed generation solar projects across China. Shares rose 8.4% to $7.08.

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