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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 increased 0.1% to 276.67.

The European index gained 0.4% to 246.29. The Asian index fell 0.2% to 369.10. The Latin American index dropped 0.8% to 262.90, while the emerging-markets index fell 0.4% to 607.61.

China's XChange TEC.INC was the biggest leader during the session, soaring 348% to $4.10, and China-based YXT.COM Group Holding Ltd. rocketed 25% to $5.65. First Phosphate Corp., which is based in Canada, rounded out the top three leaders on Thursday, with shares rocketing 25% to $17.45.

Wing Yip Food Holdings Group Ltd., based in United Kingdom, posted the largest decline, plunging 16% to $5.47, followed by shares of Israel's Steakholder Foods Ltd., which tumbled 15% to $2.88. Shares of China-based Akso Health Group plunged 12% to $1.30.

Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet