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European Equities Traded in the US as American Depositary Receipts Track Higher in Tuesday Trading

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European equities traded in the US as American depositary receipts were trending higher late Tuesday morning, rising 0.80% to 1,882.97 on the S&P Europe Select ADR Index.

From continental Europe, the gainers were led by biopharmaceutical company Cellectis (CLLS) and semiconductor company Sequans Communications (SQNS), which rose 3.8% and 3.7% respectively. They were followed by healthcare tech company Royal Philips (PHG) and biopharmaceutical company Grifols (GRFS), which were up 2.9% and 2.5% respectively.

The decliners from continental Europe were led by telecommunications company Ericsson (ERIC) and petroleum refiner Equinor (EQNR), which dropped 5% and 2.6% respectively. They were followed by telecommunications company Nokia (NOK) and SAP (SAP), which lost 1.5% and 1% respectively.

The gainers from the UK were led by communications company WPP (WPP) and biopharmaceutical company Amarin (AMRN), which advanced 7.9% and 5.6% respectively. They were followed by pharmaceutical company Silence Therapeutics (SLN) and biopharmaceutical company Akari Therapeutics (AKTX), which increased 5.1% and 2.7% respectively.

The decliners from the UK and Ireland were led by biopharmaceutical company Biodexa Pharmaceuticals (BDRX) and oil and gas company BP (BP), which fell 2.2% and 1.8% respectively. They were followed by oil and gas company Shell (SHEL) and lender HSBC (HSBC), which were down 1.3% and 1.1% respectively.

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