European Equities Traded in the US as American Depositary Receipts Trending Lower in Wednesday Trading
European equities traded in the US as American depositary receipts were heading lower late Wednesday morning, declining 0.54% to 1,835.78 on the S&P Europe Select ADR Index.From continental Europe, the gainers were led by medical device maker EDAP TMS (EDAP) and biopharmaceutical firm Grifols (GRFS), which advanced 3% and 2.6%, respectively. They were followed by software company SAP (SAP) and biopharmaceutical company argenx (ARGX), which increased 2.5% each.The decliners from continental Europe were led by furniture maker Natuzzi (NTZ) and telecommunications company Nokia (NOK), which dropped 4.2% and 1.6%, respectively. They were followed by telecommunications company Ericsson (ERIC) and petroleum refiner Equinor (EQNR), which lost 1.5% and 1.2%, respectively.The gainers from the UK were led by biopharmaceutical company Biodexa Pharmaceuticals (BDRX) and software company Endava (DAVA), which rose 3.2% each. They were followed by biopharmaceutical companies Amarin (AMRN) and NuCana (NCNA), which were up 3% and 2.3% respectively.The decliners from the UK and Ireland were led by biotech firm Trinity Biotech (TRIB) and biopharmaceutical company Mereo BioPharma Group (MREO), which fell 2.9% and 2.6% respectively. They were followed by pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca (AZN) and utilities company National Grid (NGG), which were down 1.3% and 1.2% respectively.
