10:56 AM EDT, 08/20/2025 (MT Newswires) -- European equities traded in the US as American depositary receipts were tracking higher late Wednesday morning, rising 0.63% to 1,525.33 on the S&P Europe Select ADR Index.

From continental Europe, the gainers were led by consumer goods giant Unilever ( UL ) and petroleum refiner Equinor ( EQNR ) , which increased 2.7% and 2.4%, respectively. They were followed by pharmaceutical company Sanofi ( SNY ) and brewing company Anheuser-Busch InBev ( BUD ) , which were up 1.9% and 1.5%, respectively.

The decliners from continental Europe were led by biopharmaceutical company Cellectis ( CLLS ) and biotech firm Evaxion ( EVAX ) , which lost 4.7% and 3.5%, respectively. They were followed by semiconductor company Sequans Communications ( SQNS ) and internet browser company Opera (OPRA), which were down 3.4% and 3.1%, respectively.

From the UK and Ireland, the gainers were led by biotech firm Trinity Biotech ( TRIB ) and tobacco company British American Tobacco ( BTI ) , which advanced 25% and 2.3%, respectively. They were followed by pharmaceutical company GSK (GSK) and financial services company HSBC ( HSBC ) , which rose 2.1% each.

The decliners from the UK and Ireland were led by biopharmaceutical companies NuCana ( NCNA ) and Biodexa Pharmaceuticals ( BDRX ) , which fell 9.8% and 4.2%, respectively. They were followed by biopharmaceutical companies Adaptimmune Therapeutics ( ADAP ) and Mereo BioPharma Group ( MREO ) , which dropped 2.4% each.