11:04 AM EDT, 05/14/2026 (MT Newswires) -- European equities traded in the US as American depositary receipts were moving higher late Thursday morning, rising 0.43% to 1,852.92 on the S&P Europe Select ADR Index.

From continental Europe, the gainers were led by semiconductor company Sequans Communications ( SQNS ) and 3D printer company Materialise (MTLS), which climbed 11.4% and 10.4% respectively. They were followed by lender ING Group (ING) and biopharmaceutical company Cellectis ( CLLS ) , which increased 2.3% and 2.1% respectively.

The decliners from continental Europe were led by pharmaceutical company Novo Nordisk ( NVO ) and internet browser company Opera (OPRA), which fell 1.7% and 1.6% respectively. They were followed by oil and gas company Eni (E) and lender Banco Santander (SAN), which were off 1.3% and 0.5% respectively.

The gainers from the UK were led by biopharmaceutical companies NuCana ( NCNA ) and Akari Therapeutics ( AKTX ) , which advanced 9.6% and 3.2% respectively. They were followed by communications company WPP ( WPP ) and lender Barclays ( BCS ) , which were up 2.8% and 2.4% respectively.

The decliners from the UK and Ireland were led by biotech firm Autolus Therapeutics ( AUTL ) and mining company BHP Group ( BHP ) , which dropped 9.9% and 2.1% respectively. They were followed by biopharmaceutical company Amarin ( AMRN ) and pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca ( AZN ) , which were down 1.3% each.