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