11:06 AM EDT, 06/18/2026 (MT Newswires) -- European equities traded in the US as American depositary receipts were down marginally late Thursday morning, edging 0.02% lower to 1,894.00 on the S&P Europe Select ADR Index.

From continental Europe, the gainers were led by biopharmaceutical company Cellectis (CLLS) and semiconductor company Sequans Communications (SQNS), which rose 2.1% and 2% respectively. They were followed by lender Banco Santander (SAN) and accommodations booking company trivago (TRVG), which were up 1.8% and 1.1% respectively.

The decliners from continental Europe were led by petroleum refiner Equinor (EQNR) and internet browser company Opera (OPRA), which fell 5.4% and 2.3% respectively. They were followed by telecommunications company Nokia (NOK) and software firm SAP (SAP), which were down 1.8% and 1.6% respectively.

The gainers from the UK were led by biopharmaceutical company Biodexa Pharmaceuticals (BDRX) and alcoholic beverage company Diageo (DEO), which advanced 4.7% and 2.4% respectively. They were followed by biopharmaceutical companies Amarin (AMRN) and Mereo BioPharma Group (MREO), which increased 3.5% and 2.8% respectively.

The decliners from the UK and Ireland were led by oil and gas companies BP (BP) and Shell (SHEL), which dropped 2.9% and 2.6% respectively. They were followed by mining company BHP Group (BHP) and educational publisher Pearson (PSO), which lost 2.5% and 2.4% respectively.