11:10 AM EDT, 07/11/2025 (MT Newswires) -- European equities traded in the US as American depositary receipts were tracking sharply lower late Friday morning, dropping 1.13% to 1,494.16 on the S&P Europe Select ADR Index, which is up 0.69% for the week.

From continental Europe, the gainers were led by semiconductor company Sequans Communications ( SQNS ) and biotech firm Evaxion ( EVAX ) , which advanced 22% and 7.8%, respectively. They were followed by biopharmaceutical company DBV Technologies ( DBVT ) and accommodations booking company trivago (TRVG), which rose 2.5% and 1%, respectively.

The decliners from continental Europe were led by medical device maker EDAP TMS ( EDAP ) and internet browser company Opera (OPRA), which lost 4.1% and 3.3%, respectively. They were followed by financial services company Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria ( BBVA ) and electronics conglomerate Philips (PHG), which dropped 2.7% and 2.3%, respectively.

From the UK and Ireland, the gainers were led by oil and gas company BP (BP), which climbed 3.2%, followed by biopharmaceutical company Akari Therapeutics ( AKTX ) and mining company BHP Group ( BHP ) , which were up 0.7% and 0.2%, respectively.

The decliners from the UK and Ireland were led by biopharmaceutical company NuCana ( NCNA ) and pharmaceutical company GSK (GSK), which fell 3.4% and 3.2%, respectively. They were followed by communications company WPP ( WPP ) and financial services company Barclays ( BCS ) , which were down 2.6% and 2.2%, respectively.