11:06 AM EDT, 06/05/2026 (MT Newswires) -- European equities traded in the US as American depositary receipts were tracking lower late Friday morning, falling 0.85% to 1,882.19 on the S&P Europe Select ADR Index, which is up 0.9% for the week so far.

From continental Europe, the gainers were led by internet ad firm Criteo ( CRTO ) and consumer goods company Unilever ( UL ) , which rose 2.1% and 2% respectively. They were followed by biopharmaceutical companies argenx (ARGX) and Cellectis ( CLLS ) , which were up 1.8% and 0.7% respectively.

The decliners from continental Europe were led by telecommunications company Nokia ( NOK ) and semiconductor company Sequans Communications ( SQNS ) , which dropped 8.3% and 7.2% respectively. They were followed by biopharmaceutical company DBV Technologies ( DBVT ) and telecommunications company Ericsson (ERIC), which lost 5.4% and 2.9% respectively.

The gainers from the UK were led by biotech firm Trinity Biotech ( TRIB ) and alcoholic beverage company Diageo ( DEO ) , which advanced 4.5% and 2.4% respectively. They were followed by tobacco company British American Tobacco (BTI) and educational publisher Pearson (PSO), which increased 2.1% and 1.9% respectively.

The decliners from the UK and Ireland were led by biotech firm Autolus Therapeutics ( AUTL ) and mining company BHP Group ( BHP ) , which lost 6.3% and 5.3% respectively. They were followed by pharmaceutical company Silence Therapeutics ( SLN ) and biopharmaceutical company Akari Therapeutics ( AKTX ) , which dropped 3% and 2.2% respectively.