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International stocks trading in New York closed higher on Wednesday as the S&P/BNY Mellon index of American depositary receipts increased 1.1% to 150.59.

The European index added 0.7% to 146.86. The Asian index increased 1.6% to 172.64. The Latin American index gained 2.7% to 192.92, while the emerging-markets index increased 1.2% to 274.80.

France's Cellectis S.A. was the biggest leader during the session, rocketing 172.2% to $2.64, and U.K.-based Silence Therapeutics PLC rose 29.3% to $8.66. Connect Biopharma Holdings Ltd., which is based in China, rounded out the top three leaders on Wednesday, with shares soaring 21.9% to $1.77.

Yoshitsu Co. Ltd., based in Japan, posted the largest decline, tumbling 18.7% to $1.00, followed by shares of China's Puyi Inc., which plunged 15.3% to $6.15. Shares of Hong Kong-based Graphex Group Ltd. fell 12.3% to $1.14.


Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet.


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