European Equities Traded in the US as American Depositary Receipts Start Week Lower
European equities traded in the US as American depositary receipts kicked off the week lower late Monday morning, falling 0.70% to 1,803.50 on the S&P Europe Select ADR Index.From continental Europe, the gainers were led by semiconductor company Sequans Communications (SQNS) and biopharmaceutical company argenx (ARGX), which climbed 8.1% and 1.9% respectively. They were followed by petroleum refiner Equinor (EQNR) and biopharmaceutical company Grifols (GRFS), which advanced 1.8% and 1.5% respectively.The decliners from continental Europe were led by pharmaceutical company Sanofi (SNY) and lender Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria (BBVA), which dropped 5.5% and 4.2% respectively. They were followed by medical device maker EDAP TMS (EDAP) and biopharmaceutical company Cellectis (CLLS), which lost 3.3% and 1% respectively.The gainers from the UK were led by biopharmaceutical company Akari Therapeutics (AKTX) and biotech firm Autolus Therapeutics (AUTL), which rose 9.2% and 2.8% respectively. They were followed by biopharmaceutical companies Biodexa Pharmaceuticals (BDRX) and Amarin (AMRN), which were up 2.3% and 2.2% respectively.The decliners from the UK and Ireland were led by biopharmaceutical company NuCana (NCNA) and cruise line operator Carnival (CUK), which fell 2.2% and 1.6% respectively. They were followed by pharmaceutical company GSK (GSK) and biotech firm Trinity Biotech (TRIB), which were down 1.2% and 0.4% respectively.
