Asian Equities Traded in the US as American Depositary Receipts Little Changed in Thursday Trading
Asian equities traded in the US as American depositary receipts were little changed Thursday morning, edging 0.01% lower to 2,816.66 on the S&P Asia 50 ADR Index.From North Asia, the gainers were led by internet and data center services provider VNET Group (VNET) and lender CNFinance (CNF), which rose 4.9% and 4.7% respectively. They were followed by fintech firm J and Friends (JF) and brand platform Baozun (BZUN), which were up 4.6% and 3.9% respectively.The decliners from North Asia were led by solar panel maker JinkoSolar (JKS) and computer hardware manufacturer Canaan (CAN), which shed 16% and 4.7% respectively. They were followed by fintech company Maase (MAAS) and polysilicon manufacturer Daqo New Energy (DQ), which fell 3.9% and 3.5% respectively.From South Asia, the gainers were led by IT company Sify Technologies (SIFY) and telecommunications operator PLDT (PHI), which advanced 3.2% and 1.2% respectively. They were followed by pharmaceutical company Dr. Reddy's Laboratories (RDY) and telecommunications operator Telekomunikasi Indonesia (TLK), which increased 0.9% and 0.4% respectively.The only decliners from South Asia were IT firm Wipro (WIT) and lender HDFC Bank (HDB), which lost 2.4% and 1.6% respectively.