European Equities Traded in the US as American Depositary Receipts Surge in Monday Trading

European equities traded in the US as American depositary receipts started the week significantly higher late Monday morning, climbing 1.83% to 2,900.33 on the S&P Europe Select ADR Index.

From continental Europe, the gainers were led by accommodations booking site trivago (TRVG) and semiconductor company Sequans Communications (SQNS), which rose 11% and 6.7% respectively. They were followed by internet browser company Opera (OPRA) and lender Banco Santander (SAN), which were up 3.3% and 2.7% respectively.

The decliners from continental Europe were led by petroleum refiner Equinor (EQNR) and oil and gas company Eni (E), which dropped 5.6% and 4.3% respectively. They were followed by medical device maker EDAP TMS (FOCL) and pharmaceutical company Sanofi (SNY), which were down 1.4% and 0.6%.

The gainers from the UK were led by pharmaceutical company Silence Therapeutics (SLN) and biopharmaceutical company Akari Therapeutics (AKTX), which advanced 3.7% and 3% respectively. They were followed by biopharmaceutical companies Mereo BioPharma Group (MREO) and Biodexa Pharmaceuticals (BDRX), which increased 2.7% and 2.3% respectively.

The decliners from the UK and Ireland were led by oil and gas companies Shell (SHEL) and BP (BP), which fell 4% and 3.3% respectively. They were followed by telecommunications operator Vodafone Group (VOD) and biotech firm Trinity Biotech (TRIB), which lost 2.9% and 1.3% respectively.