11:10 AM EDT, 07/21/2026 (MT Newswires) -- European equities traded in the US as American depositary receipts were climbing sharply higher late Tuesday morning, rising 1.57% to 1,909.91 on the S&P Europe Select ADR Index.

From continental Europe, the gainers were led by telecommunications company Nokia ( NOK ) and biopharmaceutical company argenx (ARGX), which rose 5.5% and 2.3% respectively. They were followed by lender Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria ( BBVA ) and oil and gas company Eni (E), which were up 2.2% and 0.9% respectively.

The decliners from continental Europe were led by software firm SAP (SAP) and consumer goods company Unilever ( UL ) , which fell 1.7% and 1.3% respectively. They were followed by healthcare tech company Royal Philips (PHG) and 3D printer company Materialise (MTLS), which were down 1% and 0.8%. respectively

The gainers from the UK were led by mining company BHP Group ( BHP ) and lender Lloyds Banking Group ( LYG ) , which advanced 2.7% and 2.1%, respectively. They were followed by lender Barclays ( BCS ) and biotech firm Autolus Therapeutics ( AUTL ) , which gained 2% and 0.9%, respectively.

The decliners from the UK and Ireland were led by biopharmaceutical company Akari Therapeutics ( AKTX ) and communications company WPP ( WPP ) , which lost 6.3% and 4.3% respectively. They were followed by telecommunications operator Vodafone Group ( VOD ) and tobacco company British American Tobacco (BTI), which dropped 1.2% and 1% respectively.