European Equities Traded in the US as American Depositary Receipts Climb Sharply Higher in Wednesday Trading

European equities traded in the US as American depositary receipts were tracking higher late Wednesday morning, rising 1.98% to 1,843.18 on the S&P Europe Select ADR Index.

From continental Europe, the gainers were led by accommodations booking company trivago (TRVG) and lender ING Group (ING), which advanced 14% and 5% respectively. They were followed by biopharmaceutical company Cellectis (CLLS) and lender Banco Santander (SAN), which climbed 4.8% and 4.2% respectively.

The decliners from continental Europe were led by internet advertising firm Criteo (CRTO) and petroleum refiner Equinor (EQNR), which shed 18% and 8.4% respectively. They were followed by semiconductor company Sequans Communications (SQNS) and oil and gas company Eni (E), which dropped 5.8% and 4.5% respectively.

The gainers from the UK were led by biopharmaceutical company Akari Therapeutics (AKTX) and insurance company Prudential (PUK), which rose 9.4% and 6.2% respectively. They were followed by mining company BHP Group (BHP) and lender Barclays (BCS), which were up 5.3% and 5.2% respectively.

The decliners from the UK and Ireland were led by biopharmaceutical companies Mereo BioPharma Group (MREO) and NuCana (NCNA), which fell 5.1% and 4% respectively. They were followed by oil and gas companies BP (BP) and Shell (SHEL), which lost 3.7% and 2.7% respectively.