European Equities Traded in the US as American Depositary Receipts Rise Sharply in Thursday Trading

11:19 AM EDT, 10/15/2026 (MT Newswires) -- European equities traded in the US as American depositary receipts were sharply higher late Thursday morning, rising 1.30% to 1,900.53 on the S&P Europe Select ADR Index. From continental Europe, the gainers were led telecommunications company Ericsson (ERIC) and medical device maker EDAP TMS (FOCL), which rose 9.1% and 6.7% respectively. They were followed by biopharmaceutical company argenx (ARGX) and pharmaceutical company Novo Nordisk (NVO), which were up 4% and 3.3% respectively. The decliners from continental Europe were led by telecommunications company Nokia (NOK) and biopharmaceutical company Cellectis (CLLS), which fell 1.3% and 0.9% respectively. They were followed by lender ING (ING) and 3D printer company Materialise (MTLS), which were down 0.6% and 0.4% respectively. The gainers from the UK were led by biopharmaceutical company Akari Therapeutics (AKTX) and software firm Endava (DAVA), which climbed 11% and 5.7% respectively. They were followed by medical device maker Smith & Nephew (SNN) and pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca (AZN), which advanced 4.1% and 4% respectively. The decliners from the UK and Ireland were led by biopharmaceutical company Biodexa Pharmaceuticals (BDRX) and biotech firm Trinity Biotech (TRIB), which lost 6.9% and 6% respectively. They were followed by biopharmaceutical company NuCana (NCNA) and mining company BHP Group (BHP), which dropped 3.8% and 0.9% respectively.