European Equities Traded in the US as American Depositary Receipts Decline Sharply in Wednesday Trading
European equities traded in the US as American depositary receipts were tracking lower late Wednesday morning, falling 1.11% to 1,892.74 on the S&P Europe Select ADR Index.From continental Europe, the gainers were led by petroleum refiner Equinor (EQNR) and oil and gas company Eni (E), which rose 2.4% each. They were followed by accommodations booking site trivago (TRVG) and pharmaceutical company Ascendis Pharma (ASND), which gained 1.7% and 0.7%, respectively.The decliners from continental Europe were led by lender Banco Santander (SAN) and software company SAP (SAP), which fell 5.1% and 3.7%, respectively. They were followed by internet advertising company Criteo (CRTO) and biopharmaceutical company Cellectis (CLLS), which declined 3.5% and 1.1%, respectively.The gainers from the UK were led by oil and gas company BP (BP) and biotech company Autolus Therapeutics (AUTL), which advanced 1.7% and 1.6%, respectively. They were followed by telecommunications company Vodafone Group (VOD) and educational publisher Pearson (PSO), which each gained 0.5%.The decliners from the UK and Ireland were led by biotech company Trinity Biotech (TRIB) and pharmaceutical company Silence Therapeutics (SLN), which dropped 5.9% and 5.6%, respectively. They were followed by communications company WPP (WPP) and biopharmaceutical company Akari Therapeutics (AKTX), which fell 4.7% and 3.8%, respectively.