European equities traded in the US as American depositary receipts rose late Tuesday morning with the S&P Europe Select ADR Index gaining 0.6% to 1,941.81.
From continental Europe, the gainers were led by semiconductor company Sequans Communications (SQNS) and medical device maker EDAP TMS (FOCL), which climbed 11% and 5.3%, respectively. They were followed by telecommunications company Nokia (NOK) and internet ad firm Criteo (CRTO), which advanced 5.2% and 3.2%, respectively.
The decliners from continental Europe were led by petroleum refiner Equinor (EQNR) and oil and gas company Eni (E), which fell 2.1% and 1.8%, respectively. They were followed by accommodations platform trivago (TRVG) and pharmaceutical company Ascendis Pharma (ASND), which were down 0.9% each.
The gainers from the UK were led by mining company BHP Group (BHP) and pharmaceutical company Silence Therapeutics (SLN), which rose 3.8% and 3%, respectively. They were followed by biotech firm Autolus Therapeutics (AUTL) and lender Barclays (BCS), which were up 2.5% and 1.3%, respectively.
The decliners from the UK and Ireland were led by medical device maker Smith & Nephew (SNN) and oil and gas company BP (BP), which dropped 5.8% and 4%, respectively. They were followed by educational publisher Pearson (PSO) and oil and gas company Shell (SHEL), which lost 1.6% and 1.4%, respectively.