European equities traded in the US as American depositary receipts were trending lower late Tuesday morning, as they were down 0.67% to 1,745.91 on the S&P Europe Select ADR Index.

From continental Europe, the gainers were led by petroleum refiner Equinor (EQNR) and 3D printer company Materialise (MTLS), which advanced 1.6% and 1.2% respectively. They were followed by biopharmaceutical company argenx (ARGX) and internet browser company Opera (OPRA), which increased 0.5% and 0.4% respectively.

The decliners from continental Europe were led by biotech firm BioNTech (BNTX) and pharmaceutical company Ascendis Pharma (ASND), which dropped 3% each. They were followed by biopharmaceutical companies Grifols (GRFS) and Cellectis (CLLS), which lost 2.9% each.

The gainers from the UK were led by communications company WPP (WPP) and telecommunications operator Vodafone Group (VOD), which rose 2.4% and 1.9% respectively. They were followed by educational publisher Pearson (PSO) and biopharmaceutical company NuCana (NCNA), which were up 1.4% and 1.1% respectively.

The decliners from the UK and Ireland were led by biopharmaceutical company Biodexa Pharmaceuticals (BDRX) and pharmaceutical company Silence Therapeutics (SLN), which shed 14% and 4.6% respectively. They were followed by cruise line operator Carnival (CUK) and biotech firm Trinity Biotech (TRIB), which were down 3.2% and 3% respectively.