European Equities Traded in the US as American Depositary Receipts Rise in Thursday Trading
European equities traded in the US as American depositary receipts were tracking higher late Thursday morning, advancing 0.79% to 1,889.50 on the S&P Europe Select ADR Index.From continental Europe, the gainers were led by biotech firm Evaxion (EVAX) and software company SAP (SAP), which climbed 10.5% and 5.9% respectively. They were followed by pharmaceutical company Sanofi (SNY) and accommodations booking site trivago (TRVG), which advanced 4.9% and 4.5% respectively.The decliners from continental Europe were led by telecommunications company Nokia (NOK) and semiconductor company Sequans Communications (SQNS), which were down 4.1% and 1.3% respectively. They were followed by biopharmaceutical company DBV Technologies (DBVT) and biopharmaceutical company Cellectis (CLLS), which fell 0.7% and 0.3% respectively.The gainers from the UK were led by biotech company Autolus Therapeutics (AUTL) and communications company WPP (WPP), which rose 7.1% and 5.5% respectively. They were followed by biopharmaceutical company Akari Therapeutics (AKTX) and software firm Endava (DAVA), which were up 3.8% and 1.6% respectively.The decliners from the UK and Ireland were led by insurance company Prudential (PUK) and mining company BHP Group (BHP), which dropped 7.1% and 2.4% respectively. They were followed by lender HSBC (HSBC) and oil and gas company Shell (SHEL), which lost 1.6% and 0.3% respectively.