European Equities Traded in the US as American Depositary Receipts Track Sharply Higher in Thursday Trading
European equities traded in the US as American depositary receipts were tracking sharply higher late Thursday morning, rising 1.84% to 1,938.04 on the S&P Europe Select ADR Index.From continental Europe, the gainers were led by telecommunications company Nokia (NOK) and lender ING Group (ING), which advanced 9.8% and 7% respectively. They were followed by lenders Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria (BBVA) and Banco Santander (SAN), which climbed 6.8% and 4.6% respectively.The decliners from continental Europe were led by pharmaceutical company Sanofi (SNY) and software firm SAP (SAP), which lost 6.2% and 2.8% respectively. They were followed by internet ad firm Criteo (CRTO) and biopharmaceutical company argenx (ARGX), which dropped 2.5% and 1.8% respectively.The gainers from the UK were led by lenders Barclays (BCS) and Lloyds Banking Group (LYG), which rose 5.6% and 5.4% respectively. They were followed by insurance firm Prudential (PUK) and biopharmaceutical company Mereo BioPharma Group (MREO), which were up 4.8% and 1.6% respectively.The decliners from the UK and Ireland were led by software firm Endava (DAVA) and communications company WPP (WPP), which fell 6.4% and 5.8% respectively. They were followed by biotech firm Trinity Biotech (TRIB) and biopharmaceutical company Akari Therapeutics (AKTX), which were down 4.4% and 2.9% respectively.