European equities traded in the US as American depositary receipts were trending higher late Friday morning, rising 0.53% to 1,917.29 on the S&P Europe Select ADR Index, which is up more than 2% for the week so far.

From continental Europe, the gainers were led by biotech firm Evaxion (EVAX) and telecommunications company Nokia (NOK), which advanced 8.2% and 5.8% respectively. They were followed by biopharmaceutical company DBV Technologies (DBVT) and pharmaceutical company Ascendis Pharma (ASND), which increased 4.8% and 3.2% respectively.

The decliners from continental Europe were led by accommodations booking company trivago (TRVG) and medical device maker EDAP TMS (FOCL), which dropped 3.2% and 1.5% respectively. They were followed by software firm SAP (SAP) and semiconductor company Sequans Communications (SQNS), which lost 1.3% and 0.6% respectively.

The gainers from the UK were led by biopharmaceutical company Mereo BioPharma Group (MREO) and software firm Endava (DAVA), which rose 3.7% and 3.4% respectively. They were followed by pharmaceutical company Silence Therapeutics (SLN) and biotech firm Autolus Therapeutics (AUTL), which were up 2.7% and 1.9% respectively.

The decliners from the UK and Ireland were led by biotech firm Trinity Biotech (TRIB) and biopharmaceutical company Akari Therapeutics (AKTX), which fell 3.7% and 3.4% respectively. They were followed by medical device maker Smith & Nephew (SNN) and pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca (AZN), which were off 0.9% and 0.6% respectively.