11:21 AM EDT, 07/06/2026 (MT Newswires) -- European equities traded in the US as American depositary receipts were tracking modestly higher late Monday morning, rising 0.33% to 1,919.10 on the S&P Europe Select ADR Index.

From continental Europe, the gainers were led by telecommunications company Nokia ( NOK ) and semiconductor company Sequans Communications ( SQNS ) , which rose 5.3% and 5% respectively. They were followed by biotech firm Evaxion ( EVAX ) and telecommunications company Ericsson (ERIC), which were up 3.7% and 2.4% respectively.

The decliners from continental Europe were led by biotech firm BioNTech (BNTX) and pharmaceutical company Novo Nordisk ( NVO ) , which fell 3% and 2.8% respectively. They were followed by brewing company Anheuser-Busch InBev ( BUD ) and consumer goods company Unilever ( UL ) , which were down 2.3% and 2.2% respectively.

The gainers from the UK were led by biopharmaceutical company NuCana ( NCNA ) and communications company WPP ( WPP ) , which advanced 4.4% and 2.4% respectively. They were followed by lenders Barclays ( BCS ) and HSBC ( HSBC ) , which increased 1.5% and 1.4% respectively.

The decliners from the UK and Ireland were led by pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca ( AZN ) and software firm Endava ( DAVA ) , which lost 4% and 3.7% respectively. They were followed by biopharmaceutical companies Akari Therapeutics ( AKTX ) and Mereo BioPharma Group ( MREO ) , which dropped 3.6% and 2.9% respectively.