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International stocks trading in New York closed higher on Friday, as the S&P/BNY Mellon index of American depositary receipts rose 0.5% to 278.75.

The European index added 0.1% to 247.25. The Asian index rose 1.0% to 370.51. The Latin American index fell 0.7% to 280.55, while the emerging-markets index increased 1.6% to 609.01.

Australia's Immuron Ltd. was the biggest leader during the session, soaring 62% to $1.80, and Macau-based CL Workshop Group Ltd. soared 23% to $1.27. Belite Bio Inc., which is based in United States, rounded out the top three leaders on Friday, with shares surging 13% to $193.61.

Viomi Technology Co. Ltd., based in China, posted the largest decline, plunging 16% to $1.14, followed by shares of Israel's Purple Biotech Ltd., which plunged 12% to $1.75. Shares of China-based Canaan Inc. dropped 8.5% to 36 cents.

Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet