European equities traded in the US as American depositary receipts were tracking higher late Tuesday morning, rising 0.7% to 1,889.9 on the S&P Europe Select ADR Index.
From continental Europe, the gainers were led by telecommunications companies Ericsson (ERIC) and Nokia (NOK), which rose 2.9% and 2.4% respectively. They were followed by brewing company Anheuser-Busch InBev (BUD) and lender Banco Santander (SAN), which were up 1.3% each.
The decliners from continental Europe were led by biopharmaceutical company DBV Technologies (DBVT) and software firm SAP (SAP), which fell 6.4% and 4.3% respectively. They were followed by biopharmaceutical company argenx (ARGX) and semiconductor company Sequans Communications (SQNS), which lost 3.9% and 3.6% respectively.
The gainers from the UK were led by biopharmaceutical company Akari Therapeutics (AKTX) and lender Barclays (BCS), which advanced 10.4% and 3.2% respectively. They were followed by biopharmaceutical company Biodexa Pharmaceuticals (BDRX) and hospitality company InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG), which increased 2.5% and 2.4% respectively.
The decliners from the UK and Ireland were led by software firm Endava (DAVA) and biopharmaceutical company Bicycle Therapeutics (BCYC), which dropped 4.9% and 3.8% respectively. They were followed by biopharmaceutical company Mereo BioPharma Group (MREO) and communications company WPP (WPP), which were down 3.7% and 3.2% respectively.