11:08 AM EDT, 06/04/2026 (MT Newswires) -- European equities traded in the US as American depositary receipts were tracking higher late Thursday morning, advancing 0.79% to 1,889.50 on the S&P Europe Select ADR Index.

From continental Europe, the gainers were led by biotech firm Evaxion ( EVAX ) and software company SAP (SAP), which climbed 10.5% and 5.9% respectively. They were followed by pharmaceutical company Sanofi ( SNY ) and accommodations booking site trivago (TRVG), which advanced 4.9% and 4.5% respectively.

The decliners from continental Europe were led by telecommunications company Nokia ( NOK ) and semiconductor company Sequans Communications ( SQNS ) , which were down 4.1% and 1.3% respectively. They were followed by biopharmaceutical company DBV Technologies ( DBVT ) and biopharmaceutical company Cellectis ( CLLS ) , which fell 0.7% and 0.3% respectively.

The gainers from the UK were led by biotech company Autolus Therapeutics ( AUTL ) and communications company WPP ( WPP ) , which rose 7.1% and 5.5% respectively. They were followed by biopharmaceutical company Akari Therapeutics ( AKTX ) and software firm Endava ( DAVA ) , which were up 3.8% and 1.6% respectively.

The decliners from the UK and Ireland were led by insurance company Prudential (PUK) and mining company BHP Group ( BHP ) , which dropped 7.1% and 2.4% respectively. They were followed by lender HSBC ( HSBC ) and oil and gas company Shell (SHEL), which lost 1.6% and 0.3% respectively.