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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 gained 0.2% to 178.47.

The European index increased 0.3% to 172.05. The Asian index rose 0.2% to 210.68. The Latin American index declined 0.8% to 212.63, while the emerging-markets index eased 0.3% to 332.26.

China's Lufax was the biggest leader during the session, soaring almost 46% to $4.91, and China-based Fresh2 Group gained about 25% to 85 cents. Structure Therapeutics, which is based in the U.S., rounded out the top three leaders on Thursday, with shares surging 14% to $43.88.

Lixiang Education, based in China, posted the largest decline, plummeting 86% to 74 cents, followed by shares of China's 111, which cratered 20% to $1.22. Shares of China-based Baozun dropped about 17% to $2.40.

Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet.

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