11:08 AM EDT, 03/25/2025 (MT Newswires) -- European equities traded in the US as American depositary receipts were higher late Tuesday morning, up 0.73% to 1,435.56 on the S&P Europe Select ADR Index.

From continental Europe, the gainers were led by medical device maker EDAP TMS ( EDAP ) and furniture maker Natuzzi (NTZ), which rose 4.8% and 3.5% respectively. They were followed by oil and gas company TotalEnergies (TTE) and financial services company ING Groep ( ING ) , which were up 2.9% and 2.5% respectively.

The decliners from continental Europe were led by biotech company Evaxion Biotech ( EVAX ) and biopharmaceutical company DBV Technologies ( DBVT ) , which dropped 5.4% and 3.8% respectively. They were followed by pharmaceutical company Ascendis Pharma ( ASND ) and biotech company BioNTech (BNTX), which were down 1.6% and 1.2% respectively.

From the UK and Ireland, the gainers were led by biopharmaceutical company NuCana ( NCNA ) and software firm Endava ( DAVA ) , which advanced 8.3% and 3% respectively. They were followed by biopharmaceutical company Akari Therapeutics ( AKTX ) and oil and gas company Shell (SHEL), which were up 2.7% and 2.1% respectively.

The decliners from the UK and Ireland were led by biopharmaceutical firms Adaptimmune Therapeutics ( ADAP ) and Biodexa Pharmaceuticals ( BDRX ) , which dropped 9% and 6.9% respectively. They were followed by biopharmaceutical company Mereo BioPharma Group ( MREO ) and pharmaceutical company Silence Therapeutics ( SLN ) , which lost 5% and 4% respectively.