-- European equities traded in the US as American depositary receipts were lower on Tuesday morning, down 0.3% to 1,784.71 on the S&P Europe Select ADR Index.
From continental Europe, the gainers were led by technology company Opera (OPRA) and telecoms, information technology, and consumer electronics corporation Nokia (NOK), which climbed 7.8% and 1.4% respectively.
They were followed by pharmaceutical giant Novo Nordisk (NVO), which added 1%.
The decliners from continental Europe were led by semiconductor companies Sequans Communications (SQNS) and ASML (ASML), which fell 6.2% and 4.7% respectively.
They were followed by solar energy technology company Turbo Energy (TURB), which shed 3.7%.
From the UK and Ireland, the gainers were led by clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company Autolus Therapeutics (AUTL), which rose 3.2%, followed by oil and gas companies Shell (SHEL) and BP (BP), which advanced 1.3% and 1.1% respectively.
The decliners from the UK and Ireland were led by semiconductor company Arm (ARM) and budget airline Ryanair (RYAAY), which dropped 8.9% and 2.4% respectively.