European Equities Traded in the US as American Depositary Receipts Little Changed in Thursday Trading

European equities traded in the US as American depositary receipts were little changed late Thursday morning, edging 0.02% higher to 1,753.96 on the S&P Europe Select ADR Index.

From continental Europe, the gainers were led by telecommunications company Nokia (NOK) and internet browser company Opera (OPRA), which rose 4.6% and 3.2%, respectively. They were followed by biopharmaceutical company DBV Technologies (DBVT) and telecommunications company Ericsson (ERIC), which were up 1.7% and 1%, respectively.

The decliners from continental Europe were led by pharmaceutical company Novo Nordisk (NVO) and medical device maker EDAP TMS (EDAP), which fell 3.8% and 3.7%, respectively. They were followed by oil and gas company Eni (E) and biopharmaceutical company Grifols (GRFS), which were down 2.5% and 1.7%, respectively.

From the UK and Ireland, the gainers were led by biopharmaceutical company Biodexa Pharmaceuticals (BDRX) and lender HSBC (HSBC), which advanced 5.2% and 1.2%, respectively. They were followed by telecommunications operator Vodafone Group (VOD) and biopharmaceutical company Akari Therapeutics (AKTX), which increased 1% each.

The decliners from the UK and Ireland were led by biopharmaceutical company Mereo BioPharma Group (MREO) and alcoholic beverage company Diageo (DEO), which dropped 7.4% and 2.5%, respectively. They were followed by pharmaceutical companies AstraZeneca (AZN) and GSK (GSK), which lost 2.2% and 2.1%, respectively.