11:11 AM EDT, 05/29/2026 (MT Newswires) -- European equities traded in the US as American depositary receipts were rising late Friday morning, up 0.61% to 1,880.61 on the S&P Europe Select ADR Index, which is nearly flat for the week so far.

From continental Europe, the gainers were led by medical device maker EDAP TMS ( EDAP ) and biotech firm BioNTech (BNTX), which rose 4.3% and 3% respectively. They were followed by software company SAP (SAP) and internet advertising firm Criteo ( CRTO ) , which were up 2% and 0.4% respectively.

The decliners from continental Europe were led by pharmaceutical company Ascendis Pharma ( ASND ) and telecommunications company Nokia ( NOK ) , which fell 7.3% and 3% respectively. They were followed by accommodations booking site trivago (TRVG) and biopharmaceutical company Cellectis ( CLLS ) , which were off 0.9% and 0.8% respectively.

The gainers from the UK were led by biopharmaceutical company Biodexa Pharmaceuticals ( BDRX ) and communications company WPP ( WPP ) , which advanced 2.4% and 1.1% respectively. They were followed by lenders Barclays ( BCS ) and HSBC ( HSBC ) , which increased 1% and 0.9% respectively.

The decliners from the UK and Ireland were led by biopharmaceutical companies Mereo BioPharma Group ( MREO ) and NuCana ( NCNA ) , which dropped 6.6% and 4.4% respectively. They were followed by pharmaceutical company Silence Therapeutics ( SLN ) and tobacco company British American Tobacco (BTI), which lost 3.5% and 1.8% respectively.