European equities traded in the US as American depositary receipts were moving higher late Thursday morning, rising 0.43% to 1,852.92 on the S&P Europe Select ADR Index.

From continental Europe, the gainers were led by semiconductor company Sequans Communications (SQNS) and 3D printer company Materialise (MTLS), which climbed 11.4% and 10.4% respectively. They were followed by lender ING Group (ING) and biopharmaceutical company Cellectis (CLLS), which increased 2.3% and 2.1% respectively.

The decliners from continental Europe were led by pharmaceutical company Novo Nordisk (NVO) and internet browser company Opera (OPRA), which fell 1.7% and 1.6% respectively. They were followed by oil and gas company Eni (E) and lender Banco Santander (SAN), which were off 1.3% and 0.5% respectively.

The gainers from the UK were led by biopharmaceutical companies NuCana (NCNA) and Akari Therapeutics (AKTX), which advanced 9.6% and 3.2% respectively. They were followed by communications company WPP (WPP) and lender Barclays (BCS), which were up 2.8% and 2.4% respectively.

The decliners from the UK and Ireland were led by biotech firm Autolus Therapeutics (AUTL) and mining company BHP Group (BHP), which dropped 9.9% and 2.1% respectively. They were followed by biopharmaceutical company Amarin (AMRN) and pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca (AZN), which were down 1.3% each.