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 tracking marginally lower late Thursday morning to 1,863.63 on the S&P Europe Select ADR Index.

From continental Europe, the gainers were led by telecommunications company Nokia (NOK) and oil and gas company Eni (E), which rose 3.7% each. They were followed by medical device maker EDAP TMS (EDAP) and petroleum reformer Equinor (EQNR), which were up 1.3% and 0.7% respectively.

The decliners from continental Europe were led by semiconductor company Sequans Communications (SQNS) and pharmaceutical company Novo Nordisk (NVO), which decreased 2.6% each. They were followed by software firm SAP (SAP) and biopharmaceutical company DBV Technologies (DBVT), which were down 2.1% and 1% respectively.

The gainers from the UK were led by biopharmaceutical company Akari Therapeutics (AKTX) and utilities company National Grid (NGG), which advanced 5.4% and 1.4% respectively. They were followed by tobacco company British American Tobacco (BTI) and biotech company Autolus Therapeutics (AUTL), which increased 1.3% and 0.9% respectively.

The decliners from the UK and Ireland were led by software company Endava (DAVA) and telecommunications operator Vodafone Group (VOD), which lost 15.5% and 2.1% respectively. They were followed by biopharmaceutical company NuCana (NCNA) and lender Lloyds Banking Group (LYG), which were off 2% and 1.2% respectively.