European Equities Traded in the US as American Depositary Receipts Rise in Tuesday Trading
European equities traded in the US as American depositary receipts were tracking higher late Tuesday morning, rising 0.7% to 1,889.9 on the S&P Europe Select ADR Index.From continental Europe, the gainers were led by telecommunications companies Ericsson (ERIC) and Nokia (NOK), which rose 2.9% and 2.4% respectively. They were followed by brewing company Anheuser-Busch InBev (BUD) and lender Banco Santander (SAN), which were up 1.3% each.The decliners from continental Europe were led by biopharmaceutical company DBV Technologies (DBVT) and software firm SAP (SAP), which fell 6.4% and 4.3% respectively. They were followed by biopharmaceutical company argenx (ARGX) and semiconductor company Sequans Communications (SQNS), which lost 3.9% and 3.6% respectively.The gainers from the UK were led by biopharmaceutical company Akari Therapeutics (AKTX) and lender Barclays (BCS), which advanced 10.4% and 3.2% respectively. They were followed by biopharmaceutical company Biodexa Pharmaceuticals (BDRX) and hospitality company InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG), which increased 2.5% and 2.4% respectively.The decliners from the UK and Ireland were led by software firm Endava (DAVA) and biopharmaceutical company Bicycle Therapeutics (BCYC), which dropped 4.9% and 3.8% respectively. They were followed by biopharmaceutical company Mereo BioPharma Group (MREO) and communications company WPP (WPP), which were down 3.7% and 3.2% respectively.