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

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Asian equities traded in the US as American depositary receipts opened the trading week sharply higher Monday morning, rising 1.19% to 2,889.22 on the S&P Asia 50 ADR Index.

From North Asia, the gainers were led by electric vehicle maker NIO (NIO) and semiconductor company Himax Technologies (HIMX), which climbed 6.8% and 6.3% respectively. They were followed by fintech firm Qfin (QFIN) and entertainment streaming service Bilibili (BILI), which advanced 5.8% and 5.1% respectively.

The decliners from North Asia were led by real estate management and digital security company Eason Technology (DXF) and mobile app developer Cheetah Mobile (CMCM), which shed 20% and 6.4% respectively. They were followed by solar panel maker JinkoSolar (JKS) and pharmaceutical company Takeda Pharmaceutical (TAK), which dropped 5.4% and 4.2% respectively.

From South Asia, the gainers were led by tech conglomerate Sea (SE) and IT firm Infosys (INFY), which rose 5.3% and 2.5% respectively. They were followed by telecommunications operators Telekomunikasi Indonesia (TLK) and PLDT (PHI), which were up 0.4% and 0.1% respectively.

The decliners from South Asia were led by computer hardware maker Canaan (CAN) and IT firm Sify Technologies (SIFY), which fell 3.8% and 2.9% respectively. They were followed by pharmaceutical company Dr. Reddy's Laboratories (RDY) and lender ICICI Bank (IBN), which were down 2.1% and 1.3% respectively.

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