By Denny Jacob

International stocks trading in New York closed higher on Wednesday.

The S&P/BNY Mellon index of American depositary receipts ticked up 1.5% to 142.96. The European index edged 1.6% higher to 138.82. The Asian index climbed 1.3% to 164.88. The Latin American index rose 1.2% to 181.30, while the emerging-markets index gained 1.6% to 276.38.

AstraZeneca PLC was among those whose ADRs traded actively.

The pharmaceutical company edged up 0.3% after it said imfinzi has been approved in the European Union for biliary tract cancer, while lynparza in combination with abiraterone and prednisone or prednisolone has been approved in the EU for prostate cancer.

Carnival PLC gained 4.4% after it narrowed its loss in the fourth quarter and said it saw bookings accelerate after it further relaxed Covid-19 protocols early in the quarter with momentum ongoing into December.

Write to Denny Jacob at denny.jacob@wsj.com

(END) Dow Jones Newswires

December 21, 2022 18:22 ET (23:22 GMT)

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