Ticker	Volume	Price	Price Delta
DJIA	12,551.00	+96.12	0.77%
S&P 500	1,326.25	+8.43	0.64%
Nasdaq	2,864.14	+26.61	0.94%

Ticker

Volume

Price

Price Delta

DJIA

12,551.00

+96.12

0.77%

S&P 500

1,326.25

+8.43

0.64%

Nasdaq

2,864.14

+26.61

0.94%

Ticker	Volume	Price	Price Delta
STOXX 50	2,160.31	+12.39	0.58%
FTSE 100	5,391.14	+34.80	0.65%
DAX	6,396.84	+73.65	1.16%

Ticker

Volume

Price

Price Delta

STOXX 50

2,160.31

+12.39

0.58%

FTSE 100

5,391.14

+34.80

0.65%

DAX

6,396.84

+73.65

1.16%

Ticker	Volume	Price	Price Delta
Nikkei	8,657.08	+63.93	0.74%
TOPIX	727.03	+5.92	0.82%
Hang Seng	19,055.50	+254.47	1.35%

Ticker

Volume

Price

Price Delta

Nikkei

8,657.08

+63.93

0.74%

TOPIX

727.03

+5.92

0.82%

Hang Seng

19,055.50

+254.47

1.35%

Shell Clears Obstacle to Alaska Drilling as EPA Snubs Review Plea

By Katarzyna Klimasinska - 2012-01-13T00:07:35Z

Royal Dutch Shell Plc (RDSA) cleared an obstacle against drilling off the coast of Alaska today as the Environmental Protection Agency’s Environmental Appeals Board denied a challenge by environmentalists.

The board declined the request to review emissions permits for drilling in the Chukchi and Beaufort Seas off the North Slope of Alaska. The board announced the decision on its website today.

To contact the editor responsible for this story: Katarzyna Klimasinska at kklimasinska@bloomberg.net