11:05 AM EDT, 07/29/2026 (MT Newswires) -- European equities traded in the US as American depositary receipts eased late Wednesday morning with the S&P Europe Select ADR Index down 0.1% to 1,906.06.

From continental Europe, the gainers were led by oil and gas company Eni (E) and energy company Equinor ( EQNR ) , which climbed 6.9% and 6.2%, respectively. They were followed by software firm SAP (SAP) and travel-booking company trivago (TRVG), which increased 3% and 2.6%, respectively.

The decliners from continental Europe were led by semiconductor company Sequans Communications ( SQNS ) and telecommunications company Nokia ( NOK ) , which fell 4.8% and 3.6%, respectively. They were followed by lenders Banco Santander (SAN) and Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria ( BBVA ) , which dropped 2.5% and 2.3%, respectively.

The gainers from the UK were led by software firm Endava ( DAVA ) and oil and gas company BP (BP), which rose 4.2% and 3.7%, respectively. They were followed by oil and gas company Shell (SHEL) and biopharmaceutical company Amarin ( AMRN ) , which climbed 2.5% and 2.4%, respectively.

The decliners from the UK and Ireland were led by biopharmaceutical company Biodexa Pharmaceuticals ( BDRX ) and pharmaceutical company Silence Therapeutics ( SLN ) , which shed 25% and 4.6%, respectively. They were followed by biopharmaceutical company Akari Therapeutics ( AKTX ) and lender Barclays ( BCS ) , which lost 3.3% and 2.8%, respectively.