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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 added 0.7% to 275.71.
The European index gained 0.7% to 245.58. The Asian index increased 0.5% to 364.27. The Latin American index increased 2.8% to 282.65, while the emerging-markets index increased 0.5% to 597.32.
China's Viomi Technology Co. Ltd. was the biggest leader during the session, soaring 84% to $1.78, and Canada-based Scorpio Gold Corp. rocketed 42% to $7.23. Braskem S/A, which is based in Brazil, rounded out the top three leaders on Wednesday, with shares surging 19% to $1.97.
Can-Fite Biopharma Ltd., based in Israel, posted the largest decline, cratering 28% to $2.36, followed by shares of Israel's Alarum Technologies Ltd., which plummeted 23% to $1.18. Shares of Israel-based RedHill Biopharma Ltd. plunged 15% to 74 cents.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet