11:10 AM EDT, 03/31/2025 (MT Newswires) -- European equities traded in the US as American depositary receipts opened the week falling sharply, as the S&P Europe Select ADR Index dropped 1.25% to 1,384.49 in Monday trading.

From continental Europe, the gainers were led by petroleum refiner Equinor ( EQNR ) and consumer goods giant Unilever ( UL ) , which rose 1.4% and 0.8% respectively. They were followed semiconductor company Sequans Communications ( SQNS ) , which was up 1.4%.

The decliners from continental Europe were led by accommodation booking company trivago (TRVG) and biotech firm BioNTech (BNTX), which fell 12% and 6.5% respectively. They were followed by pharmaceutical company Ascendis Pharma ( ASND ) and biopharmaceutical company DBV Technologies ( DBVT ) , which were down 3% and 0.7% respectively.

From the UK and Ireland, the gainers were led by tobacco company British American Tobacco ( BTI ) and medical device maker Smith & Nephew ( SNN ) , which increased 1.7% and 0.7% respectively. They were followed by oil and gas companies Shell (SHEL) and BP (BP), which rose 0.8% and 0.2% respectively.

The decliners from the UK and Ireland were led by biopharmaceutical company NuCana ( NCNA ) and pharmaceutical company Silence Therapeutics ( SLN ) , which shed 8% and 10.5% respectively. They were followed by biopharmaceutical company Bicycle Therapeutics ( BCYC ) and biotech firm Autolus Therapeutics ( AUTL ) , which lost 5.8% and 5.4% respectively.

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