European equities traded in the US as American depositary receipts were tracking sharply lower late Tuesday morning, falling 1.08% to 1,887.13 on the S&P Europe Select ADR Index.
From continental Europe, the gainers were led by biopharmaceutical company DBV Technologies (DBVT) and furniture manufacturer Natuzzi (NTZ), which climbed 5 .6% and 4.4% respectively. They were followed by software firm SAP (SAP) and semiconductor company Sequans Communications (SQNS), which advanced 3% and 1.7% respectively.
The decliners from continental Europe were led by telecommunications companies Nokia (NOK) and Ericsson (ERIC), which dropped 4.3% and 1.4% respectively. They were followed by lenders Banco Santander (SAN) and ING Group (ING), which lost 1.3% each.
The gainers from the UK were led by biopharmaceutical company Akari Therapeutics (AKTX) and biotech firm Autolus Therapeutics (AUTL), which rose 5% and 4.7% respectively. They were followed by alcoholic beverage company Diageo (DEO) and tobacco company British American Tobacco (BTI), which increased 3.1% and 2.8% respectively.
The decliners from the UK and Ireland were led by biotech firm Trinity Biotech (TRIB) and biopharmaceutical company Biodexa Pharmaceuticals (BDRX), which fell 40% and 7.3% respectively. They were followed by mining company BHP Group (BHP) and oil and gas company BP (BP), which dropped 3.1% and 1.3% respectively.