11:07 AM EDT, 08/29/2025 (MT Newswires) -- European equities traded in the US as American depositary receipts were tracking lower late Friday morning, declining 0.47% to 1,520.35 on the S&P Europe Select ADR Index, which is down 1.5% for the week.

From continental Europe, the gainers were led by medical device maker EDAP TMS ( EDAP ) and biopharmaceutical company Cellectis ( CLLS ) , which advanced 9.4% and 1.5%, respectively. They were followed by accommodations booking company trivago (TRVG) and internet advertising company Criteo ( CRTO ) , which increased 1.2% and 1.1%, respectively.

The decliners from continental Europe were led by biotech firm Evaxion ( EVAX ) and internet browser company Opera (OPRA), which lost 6.9% and 2.9%' respectively. They were followed by software firm SAP (SAP) and semiconductor company Sequans Communications ( SQNS ) , which dropped 1.6% and 1.3%, respectively.

From the UK and Ireland, the gainers were led by biopharmaceutical company Biodexa Pharmaceuticals ( BDRX ) and insurance company Prudential (PUK), which rose 2.2% and 1.9%, respectively. They were followed by software company Endava ( DAVA ) and tobacco producer British American Tobacco ( BTI ) , which were up 1.4% and 0.6%, respectively.

The decliners from the UK and Ireland were led by biopharmaceutical company Adaptimmune Therapeutics ( ADAP ) and biotech company Trinity Biotech ( TRIB ) , which fell 9.1% and 4.5%, respectively. They were followed by financial services companies Lloyds Banking Group ( LYG ) and Barclays ( BCS ) , which were down 3.2% and 2.4%, respectively.