11:10 AM EDT, 05/06/2026 (MT Newswires) -- 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.