European equities traded in the US as American depositary receipts started the week significantly higher late Monday morning, climbing 1.83% to 2,900.33 on the S&P Europe Select ADR Index.

From continental Europe, the gainers were led by accommodations booking site trivago (TRVG) and semiconductor company Sequans Communications (SQNS), which rose 11% and 6.7% respectively. They were followed by internet browser company Opera (OPRA) and lender Banco Santander (SAN), which were up 3.3% and 2.7% respectively.

The decliners from continental Europe were led by petroleum refiner Equinor (EQNR) and oil and gas company Eni (E), which dropped 5.6% and 4.3% respectively. They were followed by medical device maker EDAP TMS (FOCL) and pharmaceutical company Sanofi (SNY), which were down 1.4% and 0.6%.

The gainers from the UK were led by pharmaceutical company Silence Therapeutics (SLN) and biopharmaceutical company Akari Therapeutics (AKTX), which advanced 3.7% and 3% respectively. They were followed by biopharmaceutical companies Mereo BioPharma Group (MREO) and Biodexa Pharmaceuticals (BDRX), which increased 2.7% and 2.3% respectively.

The decliners from the UK and Ireland were led by oil and gas companies Shell (SHEL) and BP (BP), which fell 4% and 3.3% respectively. They were followed by telecommunications operator Vodafone Group (VOD) and biotech firm Trinity Biotech (TRIB), which lost 2.9% and 1.3% respectively.