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International stocks trading in New York closed higher on Thursday, as the S&P/BNY Mellon index of American depositary receipts increased 1.3% to 158.50.

The European index rose 1.2% to 153.90. The Asian index gained 1.4% to 182.99. The Latin American index gained 2.1% to 202.99, while the emerging-markets index gained 1.0% to 293.63.

Israel's Brainsway Ltd. was the biggest leader during the session, jumping 14.0% to $4.33, and U.K.-based Mereo BioPharma Group PLC surged 11.1% to $1.60. Biodexa Pharmaceuticals PLC, which is based in the U.K., rounded out the top three leaders on Thursday, with shares jumping 10.8% to $6.15.

Bionomics Ltd., based in Australia, posted the largest decline, cratering 25.1% to $1.34, followed by shares of Israel's Scinai Immunotherapeutics Ltd., which plunged 11.5% to $1.16. Shares of U.S.-based Ambrx Biopharma Inc. tumbled 10.9% to $9.94.


Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet.


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