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International stocks trading in New York closed lower on Wednesday, as the S&P/BNY Mellon index of American depositary receipts dropped 0.4% to 254.40.

The European index declined 0.5% to 222.60. The Asian index fell 0.1% to 338.88. The Latin American index fell 1.7% to 288.25, while the emerging-markets index dropped 0.1% to 588.87.

Lixiang Education Holding Co. Ltd., based in China, posted the largest decline, tumbling 18% to 98 cents, followed by shares of China's Daqo New Energy Corp., which tumbled 12% to $19.35. Shares of China-based PomDoctor Ltd. tumbled 11% to 37 cents.

Israel's XTL Biopharmaceuticals Ltd. was the biggest leader during the session, soaring 55% to $3.56, and Taiwan-based Silicon Motion Technology Corp. soared 46% to $217.50. XIAO-I Corp., which is based in China, rounded out the top three leaders on Wednesday, with shares soaring 23% to 90 cents.

Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet

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April 29, 2026 16:30 ET (20:30 GMT)

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