11:05 AM EDT, 10/29/2025 (MT Newswires) -- European equities traded in the US as American depositary receipts were moving higher late Wednesday morning, rising 0.34% to 1,607.10 on the S&P Europe Select ADR Index.

From continental Europe, the gainers were led by medical device maker EDAP (EDAP) and telecommunications company Ericsson (ERIC), which climbed 16.9% and 4.1% respectively. They were followed by lender Banco Santander (SAN) and health technology company Royal Philips (PHG), which advanced 3.5% and 1.4% respectively.

The decliners from continental Europe were led by biopharmaceutical company DBV Technologies ( DBVT ) and biotech firm Evaxion ( EVAX ) , which fell 5.3% and 5.1% respectively. They were followed by semiconductor company Sequans Communications ( SQNS ) and software firm SAP (SAP), which were down 4% and 3.2% respectively.

From the UK and Ireland, the gainers were led by pharmaceutical company GSK (GSK) and mining company BHP Group ( BHP ) , which rose 6% and 2.3% respectively. They were followed by biotech firm Trinity Biotech ( TRIB ) and oil and gas company Shell (SHEL), which were up 2% and 1% respectively.

The decliners from the UK and Ireland were led by biopharmaceutical companies Biodexa Pharmaceuticals ( BDRX ) and Amarin ( AMRN ) , which shed 12.5% and 5% respectively. They were followed by biopharmaceutical companies Mereo BioPharma Group ( MREO ) and NuCana ( NCNA ) , which dropped 3.1% and 2.9% respectively.