Asian Equities Traded in the US as American Depositary Receipts Drop Sharply in Thursday Trading
Asian equities traded in the US as American depositary receipts were sharply lower Thursday morning, falling 1.88% to 2,715.43 on the S&P Asia 50 ADR Index.From North Asia, the gainers were led by mobile app developer Cheetah Mobile (CMCM) and education company 17 Education & Technology Group (YQ), which rose 4.1% and 2.8% respectively. They were followed by travel company Tuniu (TOUR) and brand platform 36Kr (KRKR), which were up 2.6% and 1.9% respectively.The decliners from North Asia were led by fashion platform MOGU (MOGU) and fintech firm Jiayin Group (JFIN), which fell 5.6% and 5.1% respectively. They were followed by video display maker LG Display (LPL) and tech company Baidu (BIDU), which were down 3.7% and 3.5% respectively.From South Asia, the lone gainer was IT firm Sify Technologies (SIFY), which edged 0.2% higher.The decliners from South Asia were led by IT firm Infosys (INFY) and tech conglomerate Sea (SE), which dropped 2.3% and 2.2% respectively. They were followed by lender HDFC Bank (HDB) and IT firm Wipro (WIT), which lost 1.5% and 1% respectively.