11:13 AM EST, 11/25/2024 (MT Newswires) -- European equities traded in the US as American depositary receipts were advancing on Monday morning, up 0.5% to 1,324.76 on the S&P Europe Select ADR Index.

From continental Europe, the gainers were led by semiconductor contract manufacturing company STMicroelectronics ( STM ) and Spanish bank Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria ( BBVA ) , which rose 5.5% and 2.5%, respectively.

They were followed by Spanish bank Banco Santander (SAN), which added 2.3%.

The decliners from continental Europe were led by Swedish food company Oatly ( OTLY ) and Norwegian energy company Equinor ( EQNR ) , which fell 1.1% and 0.8%, respectively.

From the UK and Ireland, the gainers were led by clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company Barinthus Biotherapeutics ( BRNS ) and biotech Compass Pathways ( CMPS ) , which rose 5.1% and 4.1%, respectively.

The decliners from the UK and Ireland were led by biopharmaceutical company Amarin ( AMRN ) and clinical-stage cell therapy company TC Biopharm ( TCBP ) , which were each shedding 2.2%.