11:28 AM EDT, 08/21/2025 (MT Newswires) -- European equities traded in the US as American depositary receipts were falling on Thursday morning, down 0.2% to 1,525.94 on the S&P Europe Select ADR Index.

From continental Europe, the gainers were led by insurer Aegon ( AEG ) and biopharmaceutical firm DBV Technologies ( DBVT ) , which rose 7.2% and 4.1%, respectively.

They were followed by biotech firm Evaxion ( EVAX ) and pharmaceutical giant Novo Nordisk ( NVO ) , which added 2.7% and 2.1%.

The decliners from continental Europe were led by biopharmaceutical company Cellectis ( CLLS ) and steel maker ArcelorMittal ( MT ) , which fell 3.2% and 2.7%, respectively.

From the UK and Ireland, the gainers were led by pharmaceutical companies Adaptimmune Therapeutics ( ADAP ) and Centessa Pharmaceuticals ( CNTA ) , which rose 5.4% and 1.8%, respectively.

The decliners from the UK and Ireland were led by cryptocurrency miner Argo Blockchain ( ARBK ) , which was down 2.5%.