11:21 AM EST, 02/12/2026 (MT Newswires) -- European equities traded in the US as American depositary receipts were tracking lower late Thursday morning, declining 1.22% to 1,824.99 on the S&P Europe Select ADR Index.

From continental Europe, the gainers were led by brewing company Anheuser-Busch InBev ( BUD ) and internet advertising firm Criteo ( CRTO ) , which rose 4.6% and 2.5% respectively. They were followed by biopharmaceutical company argenx (ARGX) and pharmaceutical company Novo Nordisk ( NVO ) , which were up 1.3% and 0.7% respectively.

The decliners from continental Europe were led by telecommunications company Nokia ( NOK ) and pharmaceutical company Sanofi ( SNY ) , which fell 5.2% and 4% respectively. They were followed by internet browser company Opera (OPRA) and biotech firm Evaxion ( EVAX ) , which were down 3.7% and 3.1% respectively.

From the UK and Ireland, the gainers were led by hospitality company InterContinental Hotels Group ( IHG ) and educational publisher Pearson (PSO), which advanced 1.9% and 0.9% respectively. They were followed by medical device maker Smith & Nephew ( SNN ) and pharmaceutical company Silence Therapeutics ( SLN ) , which increased 0.6% and 0.1% respectively.

The decliners from the UK and Ireland were led by biopharmaceutical companies Biodexa Pharmaceuticals ( BDRX ) and Mereo BioPharma Group ( MREO ) , which dropped 9.1% and 8.3% respectively. They were followed by insurance company Prudential (PUK) and biopharmaceutical company and Akari Therapeutics ( AKTX ) , which lost 7.6% and 2.3% respectively.