Asian Equities Traded in the US as American Depositary Receipts Surge in Thursday Trading
Asian equities traded in the US as American depositary receipts were surging Thursday morning, advancing 2.39% to 2,915.30 on the S&P Asia 50 ADR Index.From North Asia, the gainers were led by semiconductor companies Silicon Motion Technology (SIMO) and ASE Technology (ASX), which climbed 26% and 8.6% respectively. They were followed by online game developer The9 (NCTY) and internet and data center services provider VNET Group (VNET), which advanced 7.9% and 7.2% respectively.The decliners from North Asia were led by brand platform Baozun (BZUN) and lender Nomura (NMR), which fell 4.1% and 4% respectively. They were followed by automotive marketplace Token Cat (TC) and fintech firm LexinFintech (LX), which were down 3.4% and 2.7% respectively.From South Asia, the gainers were led by Canaan (CAN) and telecommunications operator Telekomunikasi Indonesia (TLK), which rose 6.8% and 0.8% respectively. They were followed by 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 tech conglomerate Sea (SE) and IT firm Infosys (INFY), which dropped 3.8% and 3.5% respectively. They were followed by IT firm Wipro (WIT) and telecommunications operator PLDT (PHI), which were off 0.8% and 0.3% respectively.
