11:14 AM EDT, 06/12/2026 (MT Newswires) -- European equities traded in the US as American depositary receipts were trending higher late Friday morning, rising 0.53% to 1,917.29 on the S&P Europe Select ADR Index, which is up more than 2% for the week so far.

From continental Europe, the gainers were led by biotech firm Evaxion ( EVAX ) and telecommunications company Nokia ( NOK ) , which advanced 8.2% and 5.8% respectively. They were followed by biopharmaceutical company DBV Technologies ( DBVT ) and pharmaceutical company Ascendis Pharma ( ASND ) , which increased 4.8% and 3.2% respectively.

The decliners from continental Europe were led by accommodations booking company trivago (TRVG) and medical device maker EDAP TMS ( FOCL ) , which dropped 3.2% and 1.5% respectively. They were followed by software firm SAP (SAP) and semiconductor company Sequans Communications ( SQNS ) , which lost 1.3% and 0.6% respectively.

The gainers from the UK were led by biopharmaceutical company Mereo BioPharma Group ( MREO ) and software firm Endava ( DAVA ) , which rose 3.7% and 3.4% respectively. They were followed by pharmaceutical company Silence Therapeutics ( SLN ) and biotech firm Autolus Therapeutics ( AUTL ) , which were up 2.7% and 1.9% respectively.

The decliners from the UK and Ireland were led by biotech firm Trinity Biotech ( TRIB ) and biopharmaceutical company Akari Therapeutics ( AKTX ) , which fell 3.7% and 3.4% respectively. They were followed by medical device maker Smith & Nephew ( SNN ) and pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca ( AZN ) , which were off 0.9% and 0.6% respectively.