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title: "European Equities Traded in the US as American Depositary Receipts Down Sharply in Friday Trading"
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description: "European equities traded in the US as American depositary receipts fell 1.90% to 1,808.55 on the S&P Europe Select ADR Index. Notable gainers included SAP and Cellectis, while Sequans Communications and Nokia were among the decliners. UK gainers included NuCana and Endava, whereas Silence Therapeutics and National Grid saw significant drops."
datetime: "2026-05-15T15:04:00.000Z"
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# European Equities Traded in the US as American Depositary Receipts Down Sharply in Friday Trading

11:04 AM EDT, 05/15/2026 (MT Newswires) -- European equities traded in the US as American depositary receipts were sharply lower late Friday morning, falling 1.90% to 1,808.55 on the S&P Europe Select ADR Index, which is down 1.6% for the week so far.

From continental Europe, the gainers were led by software firm SAP (SAP) and biopharmaceutical company Cellectis ( CLLS ) , which were up 2.2% and 2.1% respectively. They were followed by internet advertising firm Criteo ( CRTO ) and accommodations booking site trivago (TRVG), which increased 1.6% and 1% respectively.

The decliners from continental Europe were led by semiconductor company Sequans Communications ( SQNS ) and telecommunications company Nokia ( NOK ) , which fell 5.2% and 4.7% respectively. They were followed by 3D printer company Materialise (MTLS) and pharmaceutical company Novo Nordisk ( NVO ) , which lost 2.6% and 2.1% respectively.

The gainers from the UK were led by biopharmaceutical company NuCana ( NCNA ) and software firm Endava ( DAVA ) , which advanced 12.1% and 3.9% respectively. They were followed by biotech firm Trinity Biotech ( TRIB ) and oil and gas company BP (BP), which rose 3.4% and 1% respectively.

The decliners from the UK and Ireland were led by pharmaceutical company Silence Therapeutics ( SLN ) and utilities company National Grid ( NGG ) , which dropped 8.8% and 7.9% respectively. They were followed by mining company BHP Group ( BHP ) and biopharmaceutical company Biodexa Pharmaceuticals ( BDRX ) , which were down 5.1% and 2.7% respectively.

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