International stocks trading in New York closed higher on Thursday.

The BNY Mellon index of American depositary receipts rose 0.83% to 146.06. The European index increased 0.77% to 146.12, the Asian index improved 1.1% to 150.45, the Latin American index edged up 0.06% to 210.48 and the emerging markets index increased 0.89% to 251.12. National Bank of Greece SA (NBG) was among the companies with ADRs that traded actively.

European Central Bank President Mario Draghi sent a signal of support for Greece's embattled government and banks, saying the ECB would grant more emergency loans to lenders and backing calls for Greek debt relief. Greek banks are expected to reopen Monday for limited transactions, Deputy Finance Minister Dimitris Mardas told Greek national broadcaster ERT. ADRs of National Bank of Greece fell 5.1% to $1.11.

Barclays PLC (BCS, BARC.LN) confirmed Thursday that Deputy Chairman and Senior Independent Director Michael Rake will continue to serve on the bank's boards until a new group chief executive is in post, following Mr. Rake's appointment on Wednesday as chairman of payments company Worldpay. Barclays was responding to reports in the media, including The Wall Street Journal, on Wednesday that said Mr. Rake had resigned after seven years with the bank. ADRs edged up 11 cents to $17.46.

Carnival Corp. & PLC (CCL, CUK, CCL.LN) raised its quarterly dividend 20%, a move the cruise ship company's chief executive, Arnold Donald, attributed to its strong cash flow. Carnival's ADRs rose 47 cents to $54.31.

German regulators accused a half-dozen current Deutsche Bank AG (DB, DBK.XE) executives of failing to stop or tell regulators about years of attempted market manipulation, according to a confidential report reviewed by The Wall Street Journal that portrays the German bank as suffering from a badly broken corporate culture. ADRs rose 1.5% to $33.21.

The Saudi Arabia unit of HSBC Holdings PLC (HSBC, HSBA.LN, 0005.HK) has come under investigation by regulators in the kingdom for its role in a stock listing that has left investors nursing heavy losses and the bank's chief executive cleaning up a fresh mess. ADRs rose 1.2% to $45.24.

Rio Tinto PLC (RIO, RIO.LN, RIO.AU) expects to ship less iron ore than initially thought from its vast network of mines in remote northwest Australia this year, news that may offer a morsel of relief for investors and smaller producers worried about an emerging glut in the raw material. The Anglo-Australian miner said severe weather conditions had hampered operations and meant it would fall short of its earlier target. ADRs rose 34 cents to $40.81.

Sanofi's (SNY) plans to simplify the company into five global business units from seven businesses could pave the way for more cost savings, according to analysts at Morgan Stanley. The bank said the French pharmaceutical company's reorganization, which will be put in place in January 2016, would improve accountability for each part and "suggests Sanofi's cost base could be further streamlined." ADRs rose 1% to $53.53.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSM, 2330.TW) reported its slowest earnings growth in a year in the second quarter, as the maker of iPhone chips loses some orders to rivals while global smartphone demand tapers. ADRs edged up 17 cents to $22.73.

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

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