11:06 AM EDT, 08/04/2026 (MT Newswires) -- European equities traded in the US as American depositary receipts rose late Tuesday morning with the S&P Europe Select ADR Index gaining 0.6% to 1,941.81.

From continental Europe, the gainers were led by semiconductor company Sequans Communications ( SQNS ) and medical device maker EDAP TMS ( FOCL ) , which climbed 11% and 5.3%, respectively. They were followed by telecommunications company Nokia ( NOK ) and internet ad firm Criteo ( CRTO ) , which advanced 5.2% and 3.2%, respectively.

The decliners from continental Europe were led by petroleum refiner Equinor ( EQNR ) and oil and gas company Eni (E), which fell 2.1% and 1.8%, respectively. They were followed by accommodations platform trivago (TRVG) and pharmaceutical company Ascendis Pharma ( ASND ) , which were down 0.9% each.

The gainers from the UK were led by mining company BHP Group ( BHP ) and pharmaceutical company Silence Therapeutics ( SLN ) , which rose 3.8% and 3%, respectively. They were followed by biotech firm Autolus Therapeutics ( AUTL ) and lender Barclays ( BCS ) , which were up 2.5% and 1.3%, respectively.

The decliners from the UK and Ireland were led by medical device maker Smith & Nephew ( SNN ) and oil and gas company BP (BP), which dropped 5.8% and 4%, respectively. They were followed by educational publisher Pearson (PSO) and oil and gas company Shell (SHEL), which lost 1.6% and 1.4%, respectively.