ADRs Advance, Argo Blockchain PLC Climbs 35.0%

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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 0.1% to 164.01.

The European index gained 0.2% to 159.63. The Asian index dropped 0.2% to 186.52. The Latin American index rose 0.3% to 224.61, while the emerging-markets index dropped 0.3% to 309.01.

U.K.-based Argo Blockchain PLC was the biggest leader during the session, soaring 35.0% to $3.47. U.K.-based PureTech Health PLC rose 33.9% to $25.50. Renalytix PLC, which is also based in the U.K., rounded out the top three leaders, shares were up 23.7% to 43 cents.

NetEase Inc., based in China, posted the largest decline, tumbling 16.1% to $87.64. Shares of U.K.-based NuCana PLC plunged 14.8% to 26 cents. Shares of France-based Nanobiotix S.A. fell 14.2% to $6.59.

Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet.

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December 22, 2023 16:59 ET (21:59 GMT)

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