European equities traded in the US as American depositary receipts were edging higher late Thursday morning, rising 0.29% to 1,969.29 on the S&P Europe Select ADR Index.
From continental Europe, the gainers were led by accommodations booking site trivago (TRVG) and biopharmaceutical company Cellectis (CLLS), which rose 6.2% and 6% respectively. They were followed by software firm SAP (SAP) and biotech firm Evaxion (EVAX), which were up 3.6% and 1.3% respectively.
The decliners from continental Europe were led by healthcare tech company Royal Philips (PHG) and telecommunications company Nokia (NOK), which fell 2.5% and 2.2% respectively. They were followed by petroleum refiner Equinor (EQNR) and consumer goods company Unilever (UL), which were down 1.2% and 0.5% respectively.
The gainers from the UK were led by communications company WPP (WPP) and telecommunications operator Vodafone Group (VOD), which climbed 7.1% and 3.4% respectively. They were followed by software firm Endava (DAVA), which advanced 2.9%.
The decliners from the UK and Ireland were led by biopharmaceutical company NuCana (NCNA) and alcoholic beverage company Diageo (DEO), which lost 2% and 1.4% respectively. They were followed by mining company BHP Group (BHP), which decreased 0.7%.