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International stocks trading in New York closed lower on Friday as the S&P/BNY Mellon index of American depositary receipts dropped 0.8% to 178.58.

The European index declined 0.7% to 171.46. The Asian index declined 0.8% to 212.40. The Latin American index fell 2.5% to 210.80, while the emerging-markets index dropped 1.3% to 335.53.

Lixiang Education Holding Co. Ltd., based in China, posted the largest decline, plunging 19.6% to $4.22, followed by shares of Australia's Immuron Ltd., which fell 16.5% to $3.80. Shares of Brazil-based Petroleo Brasileiro S/A dropped 11.5% to $14.78.

China's Kuke Music Holding Ltd. was the biggest leader during the session, rocketing 30.2% to $2.63. Spain-based Grifols S.A. soared 24.8% to $7.00. Addex Therapeutics Ltd., which is based in Switzerland, rounded out the top three leaders on Friday, with shares rising 21.8% to $11.50.


Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet.


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03-08-24 1709ET