Asian Equities Traded in the US as American Depositary Receipts Rise in Tuesday Trading
Asian equities traded in the US as American depositary receipts were higher on Tuesday morning, adding 0.9% to 2,938.12 on the S&P Asia 50 ADR Index.From North Asia, the gainers were led by private education company New Oriental Education & Tech (EDU) and financial services company Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG), which advanced 3.6% and 3.5%, respectively.They were followed by solar module manufacturer JinkoSolar (JKS) and semiconductor company United Microelectronics (UMC), which climbed 2.2% and 1.2%, respectively.The decliners from North Asia were led by semiconductor services company ChipMOS Technologies (IMOS) and tech company Baidu (BIDU), which dropped 6.8% and 5%, respectively.They were followed by tech and gaming firm NetEase (NTES) and semiconductor maker Himax (HIMX), which shed 2.3% and 1%, respectively.From South Asia, the gainers were led by telecom PLDT (PHI) and online travel agency Trip.com (TCOM), which rose 0.8% and 0.2%, respectively.The decliners from South Asia were led by tech company Infosys (INFY), which fell 3.2%, followed by bank HDFC (HDB), which was down 1.3%.