International Trade Via The NYSE

Investors can set up their own international trade business by choosing to buy & sell a basket of stocks from a wide range of foreign companies listed on the NYSE.

As explained in our recent article NYSE Group Trade Secrets, stocks of non-U.S. firms play an increasingly important role on the NYSE.

Let's look at the NYSE-listed stocks from Brazil, Russia, India and China, four fast-growing powerhouses in international trade. We describe the investment potential of these countries in our blog Rich As A BRIC.

Here are 32 NYSE-listed companies from Brazil:

• Ambev (ABV) - brewers
• Aracruz Celulose (ARA) - paper
• Banco Bradesco (BBD) - banks
• Banco Itau Holding Financeira (ITU) - banks
• Brasil Telecom Participações (BRP) - fixed line telecommunications
• Brasil Telecom (BTM) - fixed line telecommunications
• Braskem (BAK) - commodity chemicals
• Companhia Brasileira de Distribuição (CBD) - food retailers & wholesalers
• Companhia Energética de Minas Gerais (CIG) - electricity
• Companhia Paranaense de Energia (ELP) - electricity
• Companhia Siderúrgica Nacional (SID) - steel
• Companhia Vale do Rio Doce (RIO) - steel
• CPFL Energia (CPL) - electricity
• Embraer-Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica (ERJ) - aerospace
• Embratel Participações (EMT) - fixed line telecommunications
• Gerdau (GGB) - steel
• Gol Linhas Aéreas Inteligentes (GOL) - airlines
• Perdigão (PDA) - food products
• Petrobras - Petróleo Brasileiro (PBR) - integrated oil & gas
• SABESP(SBS) - water
• Sadia (SDA) - food products
• TAM (TAM) - airlines
• Tele Norte Celular Participações (TCN) - mobile telecommunications
• Tele Norte Leste Participacoes (TNE) - fixed line telecommunications
• Telebras HOLDRs (TBH) - fixed line telecommunications
• Telecomunicaçôes de Sao Paulo (TSP) - fixed line telecommunications
• Telemig Celular Participações (TMB) - mobile telecommunications
• Tim Participações (TSU) - mobile telecommunications
• Ultrapar Participacoes (UGP) - commodity chemicals
• Unibanco (UBB) - banks
• Vivo Participações (VIV) - mobile telecommunications
• Votorantim Celulose e Papel (VCP) - paper

Russia has 5 NYSE-listed companies:

• Mechel OAO(MTL) - steel
• Mobile TeleSystems (MBT) - mobile telecommunications
• Rostelecom(ROS) - fixed line telecommunications
• Vimpel-Communications(VIP) - mobile telecommunications
• Wimm-Bill-Dann Foods (WBD) - food products

India's 10 NYSE-listed companies are:

• Dr. Reddy's Laboratories (RDY) - pharmaceuticals
• HDFC Bank (HDB) - banks
• ICICI Bank (IBN) - banks
• Mahanagar Telephone Nigam (MTE) - fixed line telecommunications
• Patni Computer Systems (PTI) - software
• Satyam Computer (SAY) - computer services
• Tata Motors (TTM) - commercial vehicles & trucks
• Videsh Sanchar Nigam (VSL) - fixed line telecommunications
• Wipro (WIT) - computer services
• WNS (Holdings) (WNS) - business support services

Here are 20 companies on the NYSE from China:

• Aluminum Corp. of China (ACH) - aluminum
• American Oriental Bioengineering (AOB) - food products
• China Eastern Airlines (CEA) - airlines
• China Life Insurance (LFC) - life insurance
• China Mobile (CHL) - mobile telecommunications
• China Netcom Hong Kong (CN) - fixed line telecommunications
• China Petroleum & Chemical (SNP) - integrated oil & gas
• China Southern Airlines (ZNH) - airlines
• China Telecom (CHA) - fixed line telecommunications
• China Unicom(CHU) - mobile telecommunications
• Guangshen Railway (GSH) - travel & tourism
• Huaneng Power International (HNP) - electricity
• Mindray Medical (MR) - medical equipment
• New Oriental Education & Technology (EDU) - specialized consumer services
• PetroChina (PTR) - integrated oil & gas
• Semiconductor Manufacturing International (SMI) - semiconductors
• Suntech Power (STP) - electrical components & equipment
• Trina Solar (TSL) - electrical components & equipment
• Yanzhou Coal Mining (YZC) - coal

For more information see nyse.com - Listed Company Directory by region.