ADR Shares End Lower; AngloGold Ashanti, Ryanair Shares Rise

International stocks trading in New York closed lower on Monday. The BNY Mellon index of American depositary receipts fell 0.94% to 146.15. The European index decreased 1.14% to 141.79, the Asian index dropped 0.31% to 150.41, the Latin American index fell 1.74% to 266.63 and the emerging markets index declined 1.04% to 287.51. Among the companies with shares that actively traded were AngloGold Ashanti Ltd. (AU, ANG.JO) and Ryanair Holdings PLC (RYAAY, RYA.DB, RYA.LN).

The chief executive of AngloGold Ashanti said in an interview Monday low gold prices are the "biggest challenge" to the industry, as the company reported it swung to a narrow profit in the third quarter. Shares rose 22% to $10.12.

Ryanair Holdings PLC reported a 15% jump in profit for the three months to end-September, with forward bookings so strong that the Irish budget airline has again raised its profit outlook for its fiscal year to end-March. The Dublin-based airline's robust performance and bullish outlook vindicates recent shifts in its commercial strategy, aimed in part at luring more business travelers to its flights. Shares rose 6.1% to $58.95.

The British drinks giant Diageo PLC (DEO, DGE.LN) said Monday it has entered into an agreement with Jose Cuervo, owned by the Beckmann family of Mexico, to take full control of tequila brand Don Julio. In return, Diageo will sell Irish whiskey label Bushmills to the Mexican company. The asset-swap will result in a net payment of $408 million to Diageo, which it will use to pay down debt. Shares fell 1.6% to $116.09.

HSBC Holdings PLC (HSBC, HSBA.LN, 0005.HK) on Monday posted weak third-quarter results as it set aside around $1.7 billion to cover one-off charges, including $378 million to cover a potential settlement in the U.K. Financial Conduct Authority's probe of foreign-exchange markets. Chief Executive Stuart Gulliver said redress and fines will continue to hit profit, but that the bank "is still phenomenally profitable and cash generative even in spite of those things." Shares fell 1.8% to $50.10.

Statoil ASA (STO, STL.OS) said on Monday that the giant Johan Sverdrup oil field in the North Sea could generate revenue of 1.35 trillion Norwegian kroner ($199.21 billion) over the next five decades. The Norwegian oil producer said the oil field could produce up to 650,000 barrels of oil a day at its peak. Shares fell 2.4% to $22.41.

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