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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 0.1% to 177.91.

The European index rose 0.5% to 172.95. The Asian index dropped 0.6% to 207.14. The Latin American index increased 1.1% to 214.62, while the emerging-markets index fell 0.4% to 326.72.

China's Connect Biopharma Holdings was the biggest leader during the session, soared 21% to $1.61, and Japan-based Pixie Dust Technologies surged 18% to $3.24. Noah Holdings, which is based in China, rounded out the top three leaders on Wednesday, with shares that surged 17% to $11.86.

X Financial, based in China, posted the largest decline, plummeted 23% to $3.55, followed by shares of China's Ambow Education Holding, which cratered 20% to $1.58. Shares of Hong Kong-based Graphex Group plunged 16% to 31 cents.


Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet.


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