11:13 AM EDT, 07/23/2026 (MT Newswires) -- European equities traded in the US as American depositary receipts were tracking lower late Thursday morning, falling 0.9% to 1,901.24 on the S&P Europe Select ADR Index.

From continental Europe, the gainers were led by biopharmaceutical company argenx (ARGX) and medical device maker EDAP TMS ( FOCL ) , which rose 5.3% and 4.4% respectively. They were followed by petroleum refiner Equinor ( EQNR ) and oil and gas company Eni (E), which were up 3.7% and 2.1% respectively.

The decliners from continental Europe were led by biopharmaceutical company Grifols ( GRFS ) and lender Banco Santander (SAN), which dropped 4.2% and 3.6% respectively. They were followed by brewing company Anheuser-Busch InBev ( BUD ) and accommodations booking site trivago (TRVG), which lost 3.1% and 2.9% respectively.

The gainers from the UK were led by biopharmaceutical company Mereo BioPharma Group ( MREO ) and oil and gas company BP (BP), which advanced 2.8% and 2.3% respectively. They were followed by oil and gas company Shell (SHEL), which increased 1.6%.

The decliners from the UK and Ireland were led by biotech firm Trinity Biotech ( TRIB ) and tobacco company British American Tobacco (BTI), which fell 5.4% and 3.3% respectively. They were followed by alcoholic beverage company Diageo ( DEO ) and educational publisher Pearson (PSO), which were down 2.4% and 0.4% respectively.