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International stocks trading in New York were mixed on Thursday.

BP PLC (BP, BP.LN) was among the companies with ADRs that traded actively.

The BNY Mellon index of American depositary receipts edged up 0.09% to 126.14. The European index rose 0.18% to 123.37, the Asian index increased 0.21% to 135.68, the Latin American index fell 1.2% to 184.10 and the emerging markets index edged down 0.5% to 239.12.

ADRs of oil giant BP fell 1.5% to $30.92 after a majority of its shareholders voted against its executive pay policy, including a hefty increase in Chief Executive Bob Dudley's compensation. This vote, although non-binding, comes after a year when BP lost more than $5 billion. Also weighing on investors' minds are comments that BP's dividend may not be sacrosanct if oil prices remain lower.

Carnival boosted its quarterly dividend by 17%, the second increase in less than a year, as the cruise line operator has benefited from lower fuel costs as well as higher booking volumes and prices. The company is dual listed in the U.S. and Britain. ADRs of Carnival PLC (CUK, CCL.LN) fell 19 cents to $53.46.

Robert Shafir, Credit Suisse Group AG's (CS, CSGN.EB) chairman of the Americas region who stepped down from the executive board late last year, is planning to leave the Swiss bank. Credit Suisse's ADRs fell seven cents to $15.01.

The Canadian unit of one of China's largest oil and gas companies is on track to start operations at a new 35,000-barrel-per-day oil-sands plant later this year despite crude prices being below break-even levels for the project, a senior executive said. PetroChina Co.'s (PTR, 0857.HK, 601857.SH, K3OD.SG) Brion Energy unit plans to begin steaming operations at its MacKay River oil-sands site in northern Alberta later this year and produce first oil in early in 2017. PetroChina's ADRs fell 11 cents to $68.98.

Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC (RBS, RBS.LN) is cutting 600 jobs across its retail division, according to a a trade union. The bank, which is 73% owned by the U.K. government, is cutting back its branch network as its customers move online and it looks to save on costs. Of the 600 jobs, 200 are in London and the south east of England, The Wall Street Journal reported, citing a person familiar with the matter. ADRs rose 38 cents to $51.70.

A majority of Smith & Nephew PLC's (SNN, SN.LN) shareholders voted down the company's pay decisions for its top executives, over a rift on how it awarded bonuses. The medical-device maker said 53% of investors opposed its remuneration report for 2015, though the nonbinding vote won't affect last year's management pay packages. ADRs rose 1.2% to $34.41.

Unilever reported a rise in underlying sales for the first quarter as the consumer-goods giant sold more products at higher prices. However currency fluctuations weighed on the Anglo-Dutch company's overall revenue. ADRs of Unilever PLC (UL, ULVR.LN) fell seven cents to $46.17 and Unilever NV (UN, UNA.AE) decreased 18 cents to $45.30.

Write to Tess Stynes at tess.stynes@wsj.com

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April 14, 2016 18:36 ET (22:36 GMT)

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