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Asian Equities Traded in the US as American Depositary Receipts Decline in Friday Trading; Up for Week

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Asian equities traded in the US as American depositary receipts were heading lower Friday morning, declining 0.35% to 2,867.57 on the S&P Asia 50 ADR Index, which is up 0.5% for the week so far.

From North Asia, the gainers were led by video display maker LG Display (LPL) and diagnostic imaging centers company Concord Medical Services (CCM), which advanced 11% and 3.1% respectively. They were followed by education company 17 Education & Technology Group (YQ) and tech company Baidu (BIDU), which increased 3% and 2.8% respectively.

The decliners from North Asia were led by real estate management and digital security company Eason Technology (DXF) and internet and data center services provider VNET Group (VNET), which dropped 5.1% and 4.6% respectively. They were followed by biopharmaceutical company Zai Lab (ZLAB) and semiconductor company ASE Technology (ASX), which lost 3.2% and 3% respectively.

From South Asia, the gainers were led by computer hardware maker Canaan (CAN) and lender HDFC Bank (HDB), which rose 3.7% and 1.4% respectively. They were followed by lender ICICI Bank (IBN) and pharmaceutical company Dr. Reddy's Laboratories (RDY), which were up 0.6% and 0.3% respectively.

The decliners from South Asia were led by IT firm Wipro (WIT) and telecommunications operator Telekomunikasi Indonesia (TLK), which fell 5.6% and 1.8% respectively. They were followed by IT company Infosys (INFY) and tech conglomerate Sea (SE), which were down 1.7% and 0.9% respectively.

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