European Equities Traded in the US as American Depositary Receipts Declining in Thursday Trading
European equities traded in the US as American depositary receipts were trending lower late Thursday morning, declining 0.42% to 1,823.55 on the S&P Europe Select ADR Index.From continental Europe, the gainers were led by biopharmaceutical company Cellectis (CLLS) and internet browser company Opera (OPRA), which advanced 4.4% and 3.7%, respectively. They were followed by petroleum refiner Equinor (EQNR) and software firm SAP (SAP), which increased 3.6% and 3.1%, respectively.The decliners from continental Europe were led by semiconductor company Sequans Communications (SQNS) and biotech firm Evaxion (EVAX), which dropped 3% and 1.6%, respectively. They were followed by biopharmaceutical companies DBV Technologies (DBVT) and argenx (ARGX), which fell 1.3% and 1.1%, respectively.The gainers from the UK were led by pharmaceutical company Silence Therapeutics (SLN) and communications company WPP (WPP), which rose 4.3% and 2.8%, respectively. They were followed by educational publisher Pearson (PSO) and oil and gas company BP (BP), which were up 2.4% and 2.1%, respectively.The decliners from the UK and Ireland were led by cruise line operator Carnival (CUK) and biopharmaceutical company Bicycle Therapeutics (BCYC), which lost 4.6% and 2.8%, respectively. They were followed by biopharmaceutical company NuCana (NCNA) and pharmaceutical company GSK (GSK), which were down 1.7% and 0.9%, respectively.