ADRs End Mostly Lower; Aegon Drops
12 Mayo 2016 - 4:34PM
Noticias Dow Jones
International stocks trading in New York closed mostly lower on
Thursday.
The BNY Mellon index of American depositary receipts eased 0.2%
to 121.96. The European index edged down 0.3% to 120.12, the Asian
index edged up 0.04% to 128.47, the Latin American index fell 0.1%
to 182.63 and the emerging markets index declined 0.6% to
226.90.
Aegon NV (AEG, AGN.AE) was among the companies with ADRs that
traded actively.
Dutch insurance firm Aegon reported underlying pretax earnings
that rose 7% during the first quarter but missed expectations. The
multinational life-insurance, pensions and asset-management company
said its results were hurt by volatile financial markets. ADRs fell
11% to $4.92.
Credit Suisse Group AG's (CS, CSGN.EB) head of group finance,
Charlotte Jones, is leaving the Swiss bank, The Wall Street Journal
reported. A Credit Suisse spokeswoman confirmed the planned
departure, which was announced internally Thursday. In a separate
statement , U.K. asset manager Jupiter Fund Management PLC said Ms.
Jones will join Sept. 5 as executive director and chief financial
officer. Credit Suisse ADRs fell 1.7% to $13.14.
An investor group shelved plans for a $2.5 billion bid for
Nasdaq-listed Chinese online karaoke site YY Inc. (YY), after
Chinese regulators stepped up scrutiny of such companies aiming to
return to home markets, The Wall Street Journal reported. YY was
among 37 U.S.-listed Chinese companies that had planned to delist
in New York, with many wanting to return to Chinese exchanges. YY's
ADRs fell 4.1% to $45.07.
Among other Chinese firms with ADRs that have received buyout
proposals, online beauty-products retailer Jumei International
Holding Ltd. (JMEI) declined 6.7% to $5.28, internet company Qihoo
360 Technology Co. Ltd. (QIHU) retreated 3.5% to $67.95 and online
game publisher iDreamSky Technology Ltd. (DSKY) dropped 5.2% to
$12.52.
Royal Dutch Shell PLC (RDSA, RDSA.LN) is looking to sell oil
blocks in Gabon, the country's president, Ali Bongo, said as the
oil titan's mammoth divestment plan threatens a Central African
nation already hard hit by crashing crude prices. ADRs rose 16
cents to $50.76.
Amsterdam-based VimpelCom Ltd. (VIP) said its first-quarter
earnings rose 3%, signaling an improvement in trading conditions in
countries where it operates, with the exception of its home market.
The telecom company is Russia's third-biggest mobile operator and
has a presence in Italy and several emerging markets. ADRs rose
3.9% to $3.75.
Write to Tess Stynes at tess.stynes@wsj.com
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