11:11 AM EDT, 06/01/2026 (MT Newswires) -- European equities traded in the US as American depositary receipts started the trading week lower late Monday morning, declining 0.2% to 1,867.7 on the S&P Europe Select ADR Index.

From continental Europe, the gainers were led by software firm SAP (SAP) and petroleum refiner Equinor ( EQNR ) , which advanced 7.2% and 5.6% respectively. They were followed by accommodations booking site trivago (TRVG) and telecommunications company Nokia ( NOK ) , which increased 5.2% and 4.8% respectively.

The decliners from continental Europe were led by semiconductor company Sequans Communications ( SQNS ) and biotech firm Evaxion ( EVAX ) , which dropped 7.2% and 4.8% respectively. They were followed by biotech firm BioNTech (BNTX) and lender Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria ( BBVA ) , which fell 4.3% and 2.5% respectively.

The gainers from the UK were led by software company Endava ( DAVA ) and oil and gas company BP (BP), which rose 5.9% and 3.6% respectively. They were followed by oil and gas company Shell (SHEL) and communications company WPP ( WPP ) , which were up 2.2% and 0.9% respectively.

The decliners from the UK and Ireland were led by biopharmaceutical companies Akari Therapeutics ( AKTX ) and Mereo BioPharma Group ( MREO ) , which lost 13.4% and 9.5% respectively. They were followed by biopharmaceutical company NuCana ( NCNA ) and pharmaceutical company Silence Therapeutics ( SLN ) , which were down 7.7% and 4.4% respectively.