11:08 AM EDT, 05/27/2026 (MT Newswires) -- European equities traded in the US as American depositary receipts were tracking lower late Wednesday morning, declining 0.48% to 1,880.02 on the S&P Europe Select ADR Index.

From continental Europe, the gainers were led by internet advertising firm Criteo ( CRTO ) and biopharmaceutical company argenx (ARGX), which rose 5% and 2.8% respectively. They were followed by consumer goods company Unilever ( UL ) and biotech firm BioNTech (BNTX), which were up 2.1% and 1.9% respectively.

The decliners from continental Europe were led by telecommunications companies Ericsson (ERIC) and Nokia ( NOK ) , which dropped 4.1% and 3.4% respectively. They were followed by semiconductor company Sequans Communications ( SQNS ) and oil and gas company Eni (E), which lost 3.3% and 3% respectively.

The gainers from the UK were led by biotech firm Autolus Therapeutics ( AUTL ) and software company Endava ( DAVA ) , which advanced 3.7% and 3.4% respectively. They were followed by pharmaceutical company Silence Therapeutics ( SLN ) and alcoholic beverage company Diageo ( DEO ) , which increased 3% and 2.7% respectively.

The decliners from the UK and Ireland were led by biopharmaceutical company Akari Therapeutics ( AKTX ) and oil and gas company BP (BP), which fell 13% and 3.2% respectively. They were followed by utilities company National Grid ( NGG ) and oil and gas company Shell (SHEL), which were down 2.2% and 2.1% respectively.