Asian Equities Traded in the US as American Depositary Receipts Track Higher in Wednesday Trading
Asian equities traded in the US as American depositary receipts were tracking higher Wednesday morning, rising 0.59% to 2,820.86 on the S&P Asia 50 ADR Index.From North Asia, the gainers were led by consumer lender Eason Technology (DXF) and education company 51Talk Online Education Group (COE), which rose 5.3% and 5% respectively. They were followed by fintech firm Maase (MAAS) and biopharmaceutical company Zai Lab (ZLAB), which advanced 4.3% and 4% respectively.The decliners from North Asia were led by fintech firm AMTD Digital (HKD) and online game developer The9 (NCTY), which fell 2% and 1.5% respectively. They were followed by utilities company Korea Electric Power (KEP) and electric vehicle maker NIO (NIO), which were down 1.1% and 1% respectively.From South Asia, the gainers were led by tech conglomerate Sea (SE) and IT firm Wipro (WIT), which increased 2.9% and 2.7% respectively. They were followed by IT firms Infosys (INFY) and Sify Technologies (SIFY), which were up 1.5% each.The decliners from South Asia were led by pharmaceutical company Dr. Reddy's Laboratories (RDY), which dropped 1.5%, followed by telecommunications operators Telekomunikasi Indonesia (TLK) and PLDT (PHI), which were off 0.1% each.