European Equities Traded in the US as American Depositary Receipts Higher in Tuesday Trading
European equities traded in the US as American depositary receipts were higher late Tuesday morning, rising 0.27% to 1,794.86 on the S&P Europe Select ADR Index.From continental Europe, the gainers were led by brewing firm Anheuser-Busch InBev (BUD) and medical device maker EDAP TMS (EDAP), which advanced 9% and 3% respectively. They were followed by telecommunications companies Ericsson (ERIC) and Nokia (NOK), which rose 2.5% and 2.4% respectively.The decliners from continental Europe were led by semiconductor company Sequans Communications (SQNS) and internet advertising firm Criteo (CRTO), which shed 9.7% and 3.9% respectively. They were followed by biotech firm BioNTech (BNTX) and consumer goods company Unilever (UL), which fell 3.1% and 0.6% respectively.The gainers from the UK were led by Biodexa Pharmaceuticals (BDRX) and insurance company Prudential (PUK), which climbed 32% and 2.2% respectively. They were followed by education company Pearson (PSO) and mining company BHP Group (BHP) were up 1.8% and 1.5% respectively.The decliners from the UK and Ireland were led by lender HSBC (HSBC) and Mereo BioPharma (MREO), which fell 5% and 2.1% respectively. They were followed by Lloyds Banking Group (LYG) and software firm Endava (DAVA), which were down 1.9% each.