-- Asian equities traded in the US as American depositary receipts were little changed Wednesday morning, edging 0.03% lower to 2,762.13 on the S&P Asia 50 ADR Index.
From North Asia, the gainers were led by semiconductor company Silicon Motion Technology (SIMO) and video streaming service iQIYI (IQ), which climbed 30.4% and 5.9%, respectively. They were followed by used car marketplace Uxin (UXIN) and electric vehicle maker NIO (NIO), which advanced 2.7% and 1.7%, respectively.
The decliners from North Asia were led by polysilicon manufacturer Daqo New Energy (DQ) and brand platform 36Kr (KRKR), which fell 9.6% and 6.9%, respectively. They were followed by biopharmaceutical company Zai Lab (ZLAB) and tech company Baidu (BIDU), which were down 5.3% and 3.9%, respectively.
From South Asia, the only gainers were IT firm Infosys (INFY) and telecommunications operator Telekomunikasi Indonesia (TLK), which were up 0.6% and 0.2% respectively.
The decliners from South Asia were led by tech conglomerate Sea (SE) and pharmaceutical company Dr. Reddy's Laboratories (RDY), which dropped 3.6% and 1.9%, respectively. They were followed by lender ICICI Bank (IBN) and IT firm Wipro (WIT), which lost 1.1% and 1% respectively.
Price: $194.15, Change: $+44.97, Percent Change: +30.14%