11:23 AM EDT, 04/24/2026 (MT Newswires) -- European equities traded in the US as American depositary receipts were rising late Friday morning, gaining 0.66% at 1,798.36 on the S&P Europe Select ADR Index, which is off 2% for the week so far.

From continental Europe, the gainers were led by pharmaceutical company Novo Nordisk ( NVO ) and software firm SAP (SAP), which rose 6.4% and 5.6% respectively. They were followed by furniture maker Natuzzi (NTZ) and consumer goods company Unilever ( UL ) , which were up 2.6% and 1.7% respectively.

The decliners from continental Europe were led by biotech firm Evaxion ( EVAX ) and petroleum refiner Equinor ( EQNR ) , which fell 2.4% and 1.4% respectively. They were followed by biopharmaceutical company Cellectis ( CLLS ) and oil and gas company Eni (E), which were down 1.2% and 0.9% respectively.

The gainers from the UK were led by British American Tobacco ( BTI ) and InterContinental Hotels Group ( IHG ) , which advanced 2.5% and 2.4% respectively. They were followed by insurance company Prudential (PUK) and educational publisher Pearson (PSO), which increased 1.2% and 0.7% respectively.

The decliners from the UK and Ireland were led by biopharmaceutical firm NuCana ( NCNA ) and Autolus Therapeutics ( AUTL ) , which fell 5.1% and 2.7% respectively. They were followed by Trinity Biotech ( TRIB ) and Silence Therapeutics ( SLN ) , which lost 1.6% and 1% respectively.