11:05 AM EDT, 05/21/2026 (MT Newswires) -- 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.