11:21 AM EST, 01/16/2025 (MT Newswires) -- European equities traded in the US as American depositary receipts were rising on Thursday morning, up 0.8% to 1,325.57 on the S&P Europe Select ADR Index.

From continental Europe, the gainers were led by e-commerce platform MYT (MYTE) and biotech company Evaxion (EVAX), which rose 7.2% and 7%, respectively.

They were followed by semiconductor company ASML ( ASML ) , which added 3.3%.

The decliners from continental Europe were led by clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company Cellectis ( CLLS ) and telecoms and electronics company Nokia ( NOK ) , which fell 3.7% and 3.4%, respectively.

From the UK and Ireland, the gainers were led by clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company Verona Pharma ( VRNA ) , which jumped 6.4%, and biopharma giant GSK (GSK), which gained 1.3%.

The decliners from the UK and Ireland were led by biopharmaceutical company Bicycle Therapeutics ( BCYC ) and pharmaceutical company Silence Therapeutics ( SLN ) , which lost 7.7% and 4.9%, respectively.