European Equities Traded in the US as American Depositary Receipts Rise in Thursday Trading

11:36 AM EDT, 10/29/2026 (MT Newswires) -- European equities traded in the US as American depositary receipts were tracking higher late Thursday morning, rising 0.64% to 1,906.33 on the S&P Europe Select ADR Index. From continental Europe, the gainers were led by 3D printer company Materialise (MTLS) and pharmaceutical company Novo Nordisk (NVO), which increased 6% and 2% respectively. They were followed by biopharmaceutical company argenx (ARGX) and biotech firm BioNTech (BNTX), which rose 0.9% and 1.1% respectively. The decliners from continental Europe were led by internet browser company Opera (OPRA) and lender Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria (BBVA), which dropped 5% and 2.7% respectively. They were followed by biopharmaceutical company Cellectis (CLLS) and lender ING Group (ING), which lost 3% and 1.9% respectively. The gainers from the UK were led by biopharmaceutical companies Bicycle Therapeutics (BCYC) and Mereo BioPharma Group (MREO), which climbed 2.1% and 8.1% respectively. They were followed by oil and gas company Shell (SHEL), which advanced 2.1%. The decliners from the UK and Ireland were led by biopharmaceutical company Biodexa Pharmaceuticals (BDRX) and lender Lloyds Banking Group (LYG), which fell 4.1% and 4.8% respectively. They were followed by biopharmaceutical company Akari Therapeutics (AKTX), which was down 0.5%.