-- Asian equities traded in the US as American depositary receipts were trending higher Wednesday morning, rising 0.48% to 2,787.98 on the S&P Asia 50 ADR Index.
From North Asia, the gainers were led by fintech firm Maase (MAAS) and polysilicon manufacturer Daqo New Energy (DQ), which climbed 37.2% and 11.8% respectively. They were followed by computer hardware maker Canaan (CAN) and video display maker LG Display (LPL), which rose 6.7% and 4.5% respectively.
The decliners from North Asia were led by real estate management and digital technology company Eason Technology (DXF) and fintech firm Qfin (QFIN), which fell 10.7% and 3.8% respectively. They were followed by video streaming service iQIYI (IQ) and travel company Tuniu (TOUR), which were down 2.5% and 1.7% respectively.
From South Asia, the gainers were led by IT company Sify Technologies (SIFY) and pharmaceutical company Dr. Reddy's Laboratories (RDY), which advanced 4.2% and 1.8% respectively. They were followed by telecommunications operators Telekomunikasi Indonesia (TLK) and PLDT (PHI), which were up 1.1% and 1% respectively.
The decliners from South Asia were led by tech conglomerate Sea (SE) and IT firm Infosys (INFY), which dropped 1.8% and 1.7% respectively. They were followed by lenders HDFC Bank (HDB) and ICICI Bank (IBN), which were off 0.7% each.