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European Equities Traded in the US as American Depositary Receipts Edge Lower Thursday

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European equities traded in the US as American depositary receipts were trending slightly lower late Thursday morning, declining 0.1% to 1,873.2 on the S&P Europe Select ADR Index.

From continental Europe, the gainers were led by internet advertising firm Criteo (CRTO) and medical device maker EDAP TMS (EDAP), which rose 3.3% and 3.2% respectively. They were followed by biopharmaceutical company Cellectis (CLLS) and software firm SAP (SAP), which were up 2.8% and 1.2% respectively.

The decliners from continental Europe were led by telecommunications company Nokia (NOK) and brewing company Anheuser-Busch InBev (BUD), which fell 2.5% and 1.4% respectively. They were followed by biopharmaceutical company Grifols (GRFS) and biotech firm BioNTech (BNTX), which were down 1.1% and 0.3% respectively.

The gainers from the UK were led by biopharmaceutical company Akari Therapeutics (AKTX) and biotech firm Autolus Therapeutics (AUTL), which advanced 43.9% and 1.5% respectively. They were followed by communications company WPP (WPP) and biopharmaceutical company Biodexa Pharmaceuticals (BDRX), which increased 0.9% and 0.3% respectively.

The decliners from the UK and Ireland were led by pharmaceutical company Silence Therapeutics (SLN) and insurance company Prudential (PUK), which dropped 4.2% and 2.3% respectively. They were followed by lender HSBC (HSBC) and biopharmaceutical company Amarin (AMRN), which lost 2% and 0.6% respectively.

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