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title: "European Equities Traded in the US as American Depositary Receipts Rise in Wednesday Trading"
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description: "European equities traded in the US saw a rise in American depositary receipts, increasing 0.31% to 1,817.60 on the S&P Europe Select ADR Index. Notable gainers included Telefonica (+5%) and DBV Technologies (+3.8%), while Sequans Communications (-6.7%) and Evaxion (-5.5%) were among the decliners. From the UK and Ireland, GSK (+7.6%) and InterContinental Hotels Group (+4.7%) led the gains, while Biodexa Pharmaceuticals (-10%) and NuCana (-2.9%) faced declines. MT Newswires does not provide investment advice."
datetime: "2026-02-04T16:13:00.000Z"
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# European Equities Traded in the US as American Depositary Receipts Rise in Wednesday Trading

11:13 AM EST, 02/04/2026 (MT Newswires) -- European equities traded in the US as American depositary receipts were trending higher late Wednesday morning, rising 0.31% to 1,817.60 on the S&P Europe Select ADR Index.

From continental Europe, the gainers were led by telecommunications operator Telefonica ( TEFOF ) and biopharmaceutical company DBV Technologies ( DBVT ) , which rose 5% and 3.8% respectively. They were followed by biopharmaceutical company Cellectis ( CLLS ) and telecommunications company Nokia ( NOK ) , which advanced 2.7% and 2.4% respectively.

The decliners from continental Europe were led by semiconductor company Sequans Communications ( SQNS ) and biotech firm Evaxion ( EVAX ) , which fell 6.7% and 5.5% respectively. They were followed by pharmaceutical company Novo Nordisk ( NVO ) and internet browser company Opera (OPRA), which were down 4.4% and 2.3% respectively.

From the UK and Ireland, the gainers were led by pharmaceutical company GSK (GSK) and hospitality company InterContinental Hotels Group ( IHG ) , which increased 7.6% and 4.7% respectively. They were followed by alcoholic beverage company Diageo ( DEO ) and telecommunications operator Vodafone Group ( VOD ) , which were up 4.1% and 2.8% respectively.

The decliners from the UK and Ireland were led by biopharmaceutical companies Biodexa Pharmaceuticals ( BDRX ) and NuCana ( NCNA ) , which dropped 10% and 2.9% respectively. They were followed by biopharmaceutical companies Mereo BioPharma Group ( MREO ) and Bicycle Therapeutics ( BCYC ) , which lost 2% and 1.4% respectively.

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