11:18 AM EDT, 08/06/2026 (MT Newswires) -- European equities traded in the US as American depositary receipts were heading higher late Thursday morning, rising 0.85% to 1,947.79 on the S&P Europe Select ADR Index.

From continental Europe, the gainers were led by accommodations booking site trivago (TRVG) and pharmaceutical company Ascendis Pharma ( ASND ) , which advanced 4.8% and 2.2% respectively. They were followed by lender Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria ( BBVA ) and internet ad firm Criteo ( CRTO ) , which were up 1.7% and 0.9% respectively.

The decliners from continental Europe were led by biotech firm BioNTech (BNTX) and internet browser company Opera (OPRA), which dropped 2.3% and 2.1% respectively. They were followed by biopharmaceutical company Cellectis ( CLLS ) and biotech company Evaxion ( EVAX ) , which lost 1.8% and 1.3% respectively.

The gainers from the UK were led by communications company WPP ( WPP ) and biotech firm Trinity Biotech ( TRIB ) , which surged 26% and 11% respectively. They were followed by biotech company Autolus Therapeutics ( AUTL ) and alcoholic beverage company Diageo ( DEO ) , which rose 5.3% and 4.4% respectively.

The decliners from the UK and Ireland were led by biopharmaceutical company Biodexa Pharmaceuticals ( BDRX ) and medical device maker Smith & Nephew ( SNN ) , which fell 4.4% and 1.9% respectively. They were followed by educational publisher Pearson (PSO) and biopharmaceutical company Mereo BioPharma Group ( MREO ) , which were down 1.6% and 1.2% respectively.