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European Equities Traded in the US as American Depositary Receipts Rise in Friday Trading; Flat for Week

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European equities traded in the US as American depositary receipts were rising late Friday morning, up 0.61% to 1,880.61 on the S&P Europe Select ADR Index, which is nearly flat for the week so far.

From continental Europe, the gainers were led by medical device maker EDAP TMS (EDAP) and biotech firm BioNTech (BNTX), which rose 4.3% and 3% respectively. They were followed by software company SAP (SAP) and internet advertising firm Criteo (CRTO), which were up 2% and 0.4% respectively.

The decliners from continental Europe were led by pharmaceutical company Ascendis Pharma (ASND) and telecommunications company Nokia (NOK), which fell 7.3% and 3% respectively. They were followed by accommodations booking site trivago (TRVG) and biopharmaceutical company Cellectis (CLLS), which were off 0.9% and 0.8% respectively.

The gainers from the UK were led by biopharmaceutical company Biodexa Pharmaceuticals (BDRX) and communications company WPP (WPP), which advanced 2.4% and 1.1% respectively. They were followed by lenders Barclays (BCS) and HSBC (HSBC), which increased 1% and 0.9% respectively.

The decliners from the UK and Ireland were led by biopharmaceutical companies Mereo BioPharma Group (MREO) and NuCana (NCNA), which dropped 6.6% and 4.4% respectively. They were followed by pharmaceutical company Silence Therapeutics (SLN) and tobacco company British American Tobacco (BTI), which lost 3.5% and 1.8% respectively.

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