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title: "European Equities Traded in the US as American Depositary Receipts Little Changed in Friday Trading"
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description: "European equities traded in the US as American depositary receipts were marginally higher, rising 0.04% to 1,849.88 on the S&P Europe Select ADR Index. Gainers included Opera (OPRA) and Ericsson (ERIC), while decliners were led by Banco Santander (SAN) and Grifols (GRFS). From the UK and Ireland, Diageo (DEO) and AstraZeneca (AZN) saw gains, while Mereo BioPharma Group (MREO) and Endava (DAVA) faced declines. Overall, the market showed mixed performance with notable movements in various sectors."
datetime: "2026-02-27T16:26:00.000Z"
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# European Equities Traded in the US as American Depositary Receipts Little Changed in Friday Trading

11:26 AM EST, 02/27/2026 (MT Newswires) -- European equities traded in the US as American depositary receipts were marginally higher late Friday rising 0.04% to 1,849.88 on the S&P Europe Select ADR Index, which is up 0.23% for the week.

From continental Europe, the gainers were led by internet browser company Opera (OPRA) and telecommunications company Ericsson (ERIC), which advanced 2.9% and 2.6% respectively. They were followed by oil and gas company Eni (E) and petroleum refiner Equinor ( EQNR ) , which increased 2.2% and 1.8% respectively.

The decliners from continental Europe were led by lender Banco Santander (SAN) and biopharmaceutical company Grifols ( GRFS ) , which fell 2.8% and 2.5% respectively. They were followed by 3D printer company Materialise (MTLS) and software firm SAP (SAP), which were down 2.3% and 1.9% respectively.

From the UK and Ireland, the gainers were led by alcoholic beverage company Diageo ( DEO ) and pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca ( AZN ) , which rose 3% and 1.9% respectively. They were followed by oil and gas companies Shell (SHEL) and BP (BP), which were up 1.7% and 1.5% respectively.

The decliners from the UK and Ireland were led by biopharmaceutical company Mereo BioPharma Group ( MREO ) and software firm Endava ( DAVA ) , which dropped 5.6% and 5.5% respectively. They were followed by biopharmaceutical company Akari Therapeutics ( AKTX ) and cruise line operator Carnival (CUK), which lost 4.5% and 4% respectively.

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