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Asian Equities Traded in the US as American Depositary Receipts Rise Sharply in Tuesday Trading

-- Asian equities traded in the US as American depositary receipts were tracking sharply higher Tuesday morning, rising 0.94% to 2,795.46 on the S&P Asia 50 ADR Index.

From North Asia, the gainers were led by computer hardware maker Canaan (CAN) and internet and data center services provider VNET Group (VNET), which climbed 9.6% and 5.3% respectively. They were followed by the utilities company Korea Electric Power (KEP) and video streaming service iQIYI (IQ), which advanced 5.1% and 5% respectively.

The decliners from North Asia were led by brand platform 36Kr (KRKR) and healthcare platform 111 (YI), which fell 4.3% and 2.7% respectively. They were followed by mobile app developer Cheetah Mobile (CMCM) and lender Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group (SMFG), which were down 1.1% and 0.7% respectively.

From South Asia, the gainers were led by tech conglomerate Sea (SE) and telecommunications operator PLDT (PHI), which rose 3.7% and 1% respectively. They were followed by lenders ICICI Bank (IBN) and HDFC Bank (HDB), which were up 0.7% and 0.3% respectively.

The decliners from South Asia were led by telecommunications operator Telekomunikasi Indonesia (TLK), which dropped 1.8%, followed by IT firms Wipro (WIT) and Sify Technologies (SIFY), which lost 1.3% and 1% respectively.

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