The Complete List of Oil ADR Stocks

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The complete list of oil-sector related ADRs traded in the organized exchanges in the US are listed below. These stocks include oil and gas producers, distributors, equipment makers and servicing companies.

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Source: BNY Mellon Depository Receipts

Note: Information posted above is known to be accurate. Please do your own research before making any investment decisions.

Contract oil driller Ensco(ESV) is an American company that is currently based in Dallas, TX. Last month, Ensco decided to move its headquarters to London, UK. Hence the stock is now listed as an ADR.

Emerging market oil companies performed better than Western giants such as Eni, BP, Royal Dutch Shell,TOTAL in terms of return to shareholders in 2009. Norwegian oil company Statoil was an exception. Statoil returned nearly 50%. Despite the strong performance in 2009, Petrobras of Brazil holds lots of potential for further growth. Chinese firms CNOOC, Petro-China and China Petroleum & Chemical are also great picks for 2010 as auto sales in China is projected to grow by double digits.

The Complete List of Oil ADRs Traded on the OTC Markets can be found here.

2009 Performance Review of Large US Bank Stocks

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The 2009 performance of thirteen large US bank stocks is listed below:

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The worst performer is Citibank(C) which lost 50%. Despite bailed out by the tax payers with billions of dollars Citi could not recover like its peers. Citibank stock is now cheaper than the cost of a McDonald’s value meal.The best performing bank in the above list is JPMorgan Chase (JPM) which returned about 20% to investors. Regional giants such as Regions Financial (RF),US Bank(USB) and BB&T (BBT) ended in the negative territory for the year. While National City of Cleveland,Ohio was sacrificed by the Feds to PNC(PNC) , city rival Key Bank (KEY) survived the crisis but still the stock lost one third of its value.

Compared to the performance of the US banks above, many large cap foreign bank stocks yielded higher returns to investors. Of course there were also some foreign banks such as Lloyds and RBS of UK that were worse than above banks, but most of the other foreign banks recovered strongly from their March lows.

What is the DJ STOXX Grand Prix Index?

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Index providers continue to create many unique indices. One such index is the Dow Jones STOXX Grand Prix Index.

This index “tracks the performance of the major players in the Formula 1 industry. The index covers engine manufacturers, tire suppliers, oil and fuel suppliers participating in the Formula 1 as well as title sponsors. ”

The 15 constituents of this Index are:
1.Altria Group (MO)
US

2. AT&T; (T)
US

3. BMW
Germany

4.Bridgestone Corp
Japan

5.Daimler (DAI)
Germany

6. Exxon Mobil (XOM)
US

7.FIAT
Italy

8. ING Group (ING)
The Netherlands

9. Panasonic Corp (PC)
Japan

10. Petronas Gas Bhd
Malaysia

11.Renault
France

12. Royal Dutch Shell A(RDS.A)
UK

13. Total (TOT)
France

14. Toyota Motor (TM)
Japan

15. Vodafone Corp (VOD)
UK

Market Performance: NYSE vs. St.Petersburg Stock Exchange from 1865 to 1917

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The graph below shows the performance of New York and St.Petersburg Stock Exchange of Russia for the 50-year period from 1865 thru 1917:

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Source: Capital-Flow-Analysis.com

“By 1910, stocks on the St. Petersburg Exchange had increased fourfold in value since 1865, compared to a mere doubling on the NYSE .”

Sometimes exogenous variables play an important role in determining the value of a security than any other measures. These variables are usually beyond investors’ control. So in addition to using many factors such as P/E ratio, Dividends,Book Value, etc. we must take into account the effect of exogenous variables on a security. In current times, these would include things like geo-political risks (war), weather (tsunami, drought),credit crisis, effects of globalization, etc.

Going back to our chart, the reason stocks on the St.Petersburg Exchange rose much higher than the ones on the NYSE due to the influence of Rasputin.

“The position of Rasputin in the power structure of the last Tsarist regime, was far more important to the long-term outlook of the St. Petersburg Stock Exchange than the price-earnings ratios of listed shares. ”

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