11:20 AM EDT, 10/17/2025 (MT Newswires) -- European equities traded in the US as American depositary receipts were tracking lower late Friday morning, declining 0.5% to 1,570.76 on the S&P Europe Select ADR Index, which is up 1% for the week.

From continental Europe, the gainers were led by consumer goods giant Unilever ( UL ) and internet advertising firm Criteo ( CRTO ) , which rose 1.7% and 1.5% respectively. They were followed by oil and gas company TotalEnergies (TTE) and biopharmaceutical company DBV Technologies ( DBVT ) , which were up 1.3% and 0.2% respectively.

The decliners from continental Europe were led by biotech firm Evaxion ( EVAX ) and biopharmaceutical company Cellectis ( CLLS ) , which shed 27.4% and 10.8% respectively. They were followed by pharmaceutical company Novo Nordisk ( NVO ) and medical device manufacturer EDAP TMS ( EDAP ) , which lost 4.1% and 2% respectively.

From the UK and Ireland, the gainers were led by educational publisher Pearson (PSO), which advanced 2.8%, followed by hospitality company InterContinental Hotels Group ( IHG ) and biopharmaceutical company Akari Therapeutics ( AKTX ) , which rose 1.3% each.

The decliners from the UK and Ireland were led by biopharmaceutical companies Adaptimmune Therapeutics ( ADAP ) and Bicycle Therapeutics ( BCYC ) , which dropped 7.5% and 5.3% respectively. They were followed by biotech firm Autolus Therapeutics ( AUTL ) and biopharmaceutical company Biodexa Pharmaceuticals ( BDRX ) , which were down 5% and 3.8% respectively.